The effect of teaching positive parenting program (Triple P) to mothers on measure anxiety and emotion regulation in children with AD/HD

Abstract Background and purpose: To deal with the problems caused by attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, including anxiety and emotional regulation, sometimes it is necessary to modify the parenting method. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to identify the effect of positive parenting program on the level of anxiety and emotional regulation of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Method: The present study was quasi-expremental and pretest-posttest design was used with control group. The statistical population of the present study inclouded all boys with ADHD who were at the same time with anxiety and emotional regulation, and were enrolled in the randomly of Shahrekord city in the academic year 1398-1399. The sample of this study consisted 30 mothers of children with ADHD that were involved in anxiety and lack of emotion regulation. In this study Children symptom inventory-4, Spence children anxiety scale and Emotion regulation checklist were used. The subjects in the experimental group received 8 sessions of one hour per week of parental training and the control group did not receive any training. Result of analysis of covariance showed that Triple P had a significant effect on anxiety and emotion regulation in children with ADHD and decreased these problems. Findings: The results of the research data showed that teaching positive parenting program to mothers reduces anxiety (total), separation anxiety, social anxiety, pervasive anxiety, physical anxiety and obsessivecompulsive disorder in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It is an effective activity (p>0.05). Also, the results of the research indicated that teaching positive parenting program to mothers is effective in increasing (total) emotional regulation, increasing adaptive emotional regulation and reducing instability/negativity in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was (p>0.05). Conclusion: Based on the obtained data, it can be said that teaching positive parenting program to mothers was effective in improving the level of anxiety and improving emotional regulation in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.