The Effectiveness of Parenting Training Based on Acceptance And Commitment on Parent-Child Interaction, Self-Efficacy And Psychological Flexibility Of Mothers With Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

This research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was made up of all the mothers of children aged 6 to 12 years (boys and girls) with signs of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Kermanshah city. The sampling method was accessible, and for this purpose, a sample of 30 people was selected based on the criteria for entering the study, and they were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 10 90-minute sessions of parenting education based on acceptance and commitment.there was no intervention in the control group. Finally, the collected data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using SPSS software. The findings showed that parenting training based on acceptance and commitment in the post-test and follow-up phase had a significant effect on the improvement of parent-child interaction in the mothers of the experimental group compared to the control group and increased the components of closeness and dependence and decreased the conflict component. Increased self-efficacy and psychological flexibility in the mothers of the experimental group compared to the controlled group and these changes continued until the follow-up stage.