The Effectiveness of Positive Parenting to Mothers on Self-efficacy and Resilience of Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

10.22098/jld.2024.15412.2175

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive parenting to mothers on self-efficacy and resilience of children with specific learning disorders.
Methods: This research was an experimental study, including pretest- posttest with control group. The statistical population of the present study included all children aged 7 to 12 years with learning disabilities in Ardabil in 2024. Among them, 40 children were selected using purposeful sampling method and placed randomly in experimental (n=20) and control group (n=20). Data were collected by using Morris Children and Adolescents Self-efficacy Questionnaire Morris (2001) and children and adolescents resilience scale (Engar & Libenberg, 2009). The experimental group participated in 10 sessions (45 minutes) of positive parenting and the control group didn’t receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The results indicated that positive parenting significantly improve self-efficacy and resilience of children with specific learning disorders (P<0/05).
Conclusion: The results showed that positive parenting can be considered as an effective way to improve self-efficacy and resilience of children with specific learning disorders. Therefore, child psychologists and specialists can use positive parenting to reduce the psychological problems of these children.

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Journal of Learning Disabilities
Volume 13, Issue 4
September 2024

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