Effectiveness of Group Resiliency Training on Anxiety, Depression, and Marital Satisfaction in Mothers of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaveh Hojjat, Seyed; Monadi Ziarat, Hadiseh; Rezaei, Mahdi; Hatami, Seyed Esmaeil; Ghaljooghi, Reyhaneh; Khalili, Mina Norozi
• Is Part Of: Journal of family psychotherapy. Volume 28:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 257
• Page End: 268
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: Anxiety -- depression -- marital satisfaction -- resiliency training; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; 616.89156
• DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1294967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0897-5353

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Many studies have been reported that higher levels of depression and anxiety in parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group resiliency training on anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction in mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study was an experimental, pretest—post-test study with control group. Participants included 54 mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Mothers were randomly divided to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 group resiliency training sessions and then compared in changes in Beck depression and anxiety scale and the Enrich marital satisfaction scale. Results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed significant change in depression, anxiety, and marital satisfaction. Our study indicates that resiliency training can be considered as one the effective intervention for anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction in these mothers.