چکیده:
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of group anger management skills training on reducing aggression of mothers with ADHD children's. Method: The research method was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. Population of the study was all of the mothers of children's with ADHD that referred to counseling and psychological clinics in Tehran. The sample was 40 mothers children's with ADHD that randomly selected from population. They were placed randomly to experimental group (20 mothers) and control group (20 mothers). Experimental group received 10 session’s of anger management skills training, while control group didn’t receive any intervention. Results: The results showed that experimental group had significantly decreased in aggression level after intervention than control group (p<0.001). Conclusion: Results of this study indicated that anger management skills training in decreasing aggression level of mothers with ADHD children's is effective. Based on the results anger management skills training can be considered an effective program for prevention of aggression and promoting anger management skills in mothers with ADHD children's.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 8, No. 11, 2010 Original Article The effect of anger management skills training on reducing of aggression in mothers of children’s with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) Shirin Valizadeh1 Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of group anger management skills training on reducing aggression of mothers with ADHD children's.
Conclusion: Results of this study indicated that anger management skills training in decreasing aggression level of mothers with ADHD children's is effective.
Results of one study (25) in the effect of an anger management program for family members of patients with alcohol use disorders has shown that total anger expression score of the experimental group was significantly more reduced as compared with that of the control group.
Results of another study (26), that investigated the cognitive- behavioral depression treatment for mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has shown improvements in maternal depressive symptoms, maternal self-esteem, child – related cognitions, and family impairment at post treatment compared to a wait-list control group that were maintained at follow up.
This result shows that aggression is clearly decreased among mothers of children with ADHD that participated in the anger management skills training group (see table 2).
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the anger management skills training on reduction of aggression in mothers of Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 31 children with ADHD.