The Effectiveness of Group Therapy of Mutual Relationship Analysis on Parent-Child Conflict of Mothers with Incompatible Scheme of Exclusion and Exclusion

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy of cross-sectional analysis on parent-child conflict between mothers with incompatible rejection and exclusion schemas. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population of the study included 70 mothers who referred to counseling centers and psychological services in Qom (due to having inappropriate relationships with their children) in the spring of 2018. Thirty of them were selected and randomly assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups according to the diagnosis of incompatible rejection and cut-off scheme and purposeful sampling (inclusion and exit criteria). . Group therapy based on interaction analysis was performed on the Experimental  group for 10 sessions of 90 minutes (2 sessions per week); The control group was placed on a waiting list for two months. The parent-child relationship scale was used to collect information. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that by controlling the effect of pre- There was a significant difference, between the mean post-test scores of the experimental group and the control group in the components of the parent-child relationship, including; conflict, closeness, dependence and overall positive relationship. In other words, group therapy is effective in increasing the closeness and overall positive relationship and reducing the conflict and dependence of the parent-child relationship. Overall, it can be concluded that group interaction analysis therapy can improve the parent-child relationship in mothers with early maladaptive schemas as an effective intervention.