The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Parenting Style on Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Single-Parent Women

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a mindful parenting style on reducing stress, anxiety, and depression in single-parent women. Methods: The present study was quasi-experimental with experimental and evidence group and pre-test-post-test design with quarterly follow-up. The statistical population was 1730 single women in Isfahan in 1396. The research samples were randomly selected after observing the entry and exit criteria and 30 of them were randomly replaced in the control group and the experimental group. They were trained and the control group did not receive any training. Then DOS-42 questionnaire (Leiband and Leibond, 1995) was administered in both groups in three stages and the results were analyzed by repeated-measures variance. Results: The results indicate the effect of mindful parenting training on stress reduction (F = 7.60, P = 0.010, anxiety (F = 9.72, P = 0.004) and depression (F = 6.78, P=0.015). in the post-test phase and the persistence of this effect was in the follow-up phase.  Conclusions: Because parenting education consciously reduces stress, anxiety, and depression in single-parent women, the results of this study are used by parenting teachers, researchers and educators, and single women. Parent suggested.