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Mohammadreza Shamshiri, Mahbobeh Sajadi, Sharareh Khosravi, Fatemeh Rafiei,
Volume 30, Issue 4 (1-2025)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Children are a particularly vulnerable group, and mothers' knowledge and awareness play a crucial role in fostering their developmental progress. Insufficient knowledge of the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of child development may lead to a decrease in parental self-efficacy. This study aims to investigate the effect of a family-centered empowerment model on mothers' self-efficacy regarding the growth and development of toddlers.
Methods & Materials: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2022 at Amir Kabir Hospital in Arak. A total of 72 mothers of hospitalized toddlers were selected and randomly assigned to either a control group (n=36) or an intervention group (n=36) through block randomization. The control group received standard hospital care, while the intervention group participated in a five-session, family-centered empowerment model program, with each session lasting 60 minutes. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires and parenting self-efficacy assessments, administered before the intervention, immediately after, and one month post-intervention. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 26, incorporating both descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The results showed that the mean self-efficacy scores before the intervention had no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P=0.416). However, post-intervention, the mean parenting self-efficacy scores demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the groups (P<0.001). Additionally, the mean parenting self-efficacy scores measured one month after the intervention also showed a statistically significant difference (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The family-centered empowerment model significantly improved mothers' self-efficacy. It is recommended as an effective approach for improving the management of children's growth and development.
Hadiseh Bayat, Mahdiyeh Ghalenoee, Fataneh Ghadirian,
Volume 30, Issue 4 (1-2025)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most debilitating challenges faced by families and children affected by this disorder. It reduces the functioning of both affected individuals and their families, especially mothers. This study aims to explore the relationships among distress tolerance, spiritual well-being, and mother-child interaction, and their effects on health-related quality of life, mediated by parenting stress and family functioning in mothers of children with ADHD.
Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive-correlational study conducted with mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD in Tehran in 2022. Participants were selected through convenience sampling, resulting in a sample of 250 mothers. Research tools included a demographic information questionnaire, the Simons Distress Tolerance Index, the Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire, the Pianta Mother-Child Interaction Questionnaire, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Abidin Parental Stress Questionnaire, and the McMaster Family Functioning Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and AMOS software version 24.
Results: The results showed an inverse relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life (r=-0.67), spiritual well-being and quality of life (r=-0.65), mother-child interaction and quality of life (r=-0.51), and parenting stress and quality of life (r=-0.62). Conversely, a direct relationship was identified between distress tolerance and parenting stress (r=0.73). Additionally, parenting stress and family functioning served as mediators in the relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life.
Conclusion: The results indicate that increased distress tolerance in mothers of children with ADHD correlates with a decrease in quality of life and an increase in parenting stress. Moreover, enhanced family functioning appears to facilitate greater distress tolerance.
