The Effectiveness of Seligman’s Parenting Training on Child Abuse Inclination, Parenting Style, and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Preschool Children in Isfahan
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Child abuse, parenting style, parental self-efficacy, Seligman’s parenting styleAbstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of Seligman’s parenting training on the inclination toward child abuse, parenting style, and parental self-efficacy in mothers of preschool children in the city of Isfahan during the academic year 2018–2019. This research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group and follow-up. Using convenience sampling, 40 mothers of preschool children were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The instruments used in the study included the Child Abuse Questionnaire (Yousefi & Shamaeizadeh, 2018), the Parenting Styles Questionnaire (Baumrind, 1996), and the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale (Dumka, 1996), all of which were administered in three stages: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. The experimental group received Seligman’s optimistic child parenting training over 15 sessions, while the control group did not receive any training. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (repeated measures ANOVA). The results indicated that the educational method employed significantly improved child abuse inclination, parenting style, and parental self-efficacy in mothers of preschool children in Isfahan (p < .05). Based on the overall findings of the study, it can be concluded that Seligman’s parenting training has a significant impact on reducing the inclination toward child abuse and improving parenting style and parental self-efficacy in mothers. Thus, it can be utilized as an effective intervention method.
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