The Effect of Hope Center Parenting Training on Parental Self-Efficacy of Mothers of Preschool Children

Subject Areas : Family

Mehdi Mazaheri Tehrani ¹ , Mohamad Masoud Dayarian ² , fatemeh javadzadeh shahshahani ³

1 - PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, KhomeiniShahr Branch, Islamic Azad University. KhomeiniShahr / Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, KhomeiniShahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, KhomeiniShahr, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University Khomeinishahr Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2021-09-04 Accepted : 2021-12-04 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Preschool Children, parenting, mothers, parental self- efficacy, hope,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hope center parenting training on parental self-efficacy of mothers of preschool children. The research method was quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test and follow-up with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the study was preschool children s mothers in Isfahan in 2020, of which 30 mothers were screened through accessible sampling. Finally, 30 mothers randomly assigned to the experimental group(15 mothers) and the control group(15 mothers). The applied instruments included Instructional Hope Center Parenting Package(researcher-made) and Berkekeys Self-efficacy Questionary(second version, 2005). Participants in both groups completed Berkekeys Qelf-efficacy Questionary in three stages. Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance in spss software. The results indicated the effect of the hope center parenting on the score of positive parental self-efficacy in the post-test stage and the stability of this effect was in the follow-up stage. These results suggest evidence that training of the hope center parenting to increase parental self-efficacy in mothers. This research can be useful for psychologists and counselors in the field of parenting and choosing the type of intervention to educate parents.

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