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Amiri M, Pourhosein R, Mozafari Saghand S. (2016). The effects of training mothers with ADHD children based on Adler- Dreikurs' instructions on parenting styles and oppositional behavior in their children. Journal of Psychological Science. 15(59), 303-314.
URL: http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-210-en.html

Parent-child interaction in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder very important impact leaves on behavioral problems, Therefore, one of the ways of enhancing parenting style and subsequently reduce behavioral problems, Psychological training in behavior management of children with attention deficit disorder / hyperactivity for parents. So the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of training mothers with Adler- Dreikurs approach on enhancing parenting style and decreasing their children’s oppositional behavioral problems. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-and-post design with control group. Therefore, 24 mothers whose children were diagnosed as ADHD were chosen through at-hand sampling and were matched into experimental and control groups. The research instruments were CSI-4, and parenting style questioners for Parents. Training mothers with Adler- Dreikurs approach was accomplished in ten 90-minutes sessions. In the end, the two groups completed the questionnaires as post-test. The data was analyzed using ANCOVA. The results indicated the effect of instructing Adler-Dreikurs methods on improving authoritarian parenting style scores in mothers (P<0/05) and also the effect of this experimental instruction on decreasing authoritative and neglectful parenting practices scores and oppositional behavioral (P<0/05) of experimental group in comparison with control group. The results totally showed that behavioral training to mothers improves their parenting style and prevents rising confusion in parent-child relationships and also emotional problems in mothers of children with ADHD disorder.