Effectiveness of Positive Parenting Program on Improving Children’s Behavior Problems

Background: The positive parenting program has been developed based on social learning principles and is recognized as a potentintervention to help the children with behavioral problems.Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the triple P (positive parenting program) for mothers on thereduction of the behavioral disorders of their children.Methods: This quasi-experimental was conducted with a pretest-posttest and a control group. In total, ۷۸ mothers employed in thehospitals affiliated to Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran who had children aged ۲ - ۱۲ years were selected, and their childrenwere randomly assigned to the experimental (n = ۳۹) and control groups (n = ۳۹). The triple P intervention was implemented inthe experimental group for eight sessions. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and the analysis of covariance.Results: The mean age of the mothers was ۳۳.۵۲ ۳.۹ years. The triple P intervention could effectively reduce the behavioral disordersof the children, while it had no effects on the parenting styles, and depression, anxiety, and stress of the mothers.Conclusions: According to the results, the positive parenting program could be used as a preventive and therapeutic method forthe reduction of behavioral issues in children, as well as parental anxiety and depression in relation to children.

کلیدواژه ها:

Positive Parenting Program ، Children Behavioral Problems ، Parenting