The effectiveness parent management training on mother-child relationships of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorders

Fahimeh Zarei¹

1) M.A. in Exceptional Child Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

IOI Code : XEBH-GKGFK
Publication : 2nd National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents(cpcauma2.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness parent management training on mother-child relationships of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorders. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study included all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in one of the exceptional children s schools in Tehran in 2021. The study sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental (n= 15) and control (n= 15) groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 60 minutes and one session per week of parental management training program. Data collected through the Parent-child Relationship survey (PCRS) in the pre-test and post-test stages were analyzed using unilabiate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) using SPSS statistical software version 20. Based on the findings, parental management program training had a significant effect on improving mother-child relationships in mothers with children with autism spectrum (p<0.01). As a result, it can be said that parental management program training is beneficial and effective in improving mother-child relationships in mothers with children with autism spectrum disorders.

Keywords : parent management training parent child relationship autism spectrum