Comparison of the effectiveness of group training to modify the parent-child interaction pattern and the stress reduction program based on mindfulness on the symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and defiant disorder in children with attent

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of group training to modify the parent-child interaction pattern and the stress reduction program based on mindfulness of hyperactivity and defiant disorder symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Method: The present study is a semi-experimental type in which a pre-test-post-test design was carried out with a control group with measurement at the baseline after the intervention and a 3-month follow-up with the control group. A number of 36 elementary school boys were studying in 10 boys' public elementary schools in the 3rd district of Tehran province in the school year of 2011-2014 and were randomly selected to the experimental group (mindfulness-based stress reduction program) n=12. Modification of parent-child interaction model) (n=12) and control (n=12) were assigned. Due to the spread of Corona, all the participants completed the demographic questionnaire (created by the researcher), the questionnaire of symptoms of disobedience disorder, the behavioral list (Achenbach and Rescular 2017) and the hyperactivity questionnaire (Swanson, Nolan and Pelham. 1981) by sending a link in three stages. . The intervention sessions were conducted face-to-face in compliance with health protocols. Hypotheses related to the effectiveness of the research intervention were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA) as well as LSD follow-up tests. Results: The results of the present study showed that there is no significant difference between the variable mean of disobedience disorder symptoms and hyperactivity symptoms in the pre-test stage between the three groups, which indicates the homogeneity of the three research groups in the pre-test stage, the comparison of the two test groups also showed that There is a significant difference between the two test groups in the components, and the comparison of the averages indicated that the test group of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program was more effective.