Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy on Reducing Verbal and Non-verbal Violence of Mothers and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool Children

One of the most common childhood disorders is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its interaction with parental behaviors. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) on reducing verbal and non-verbal violence of mothers and symptoms of ADHD in preschool children. The method of the study was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population included preschool children with ADHD symptoms and their mothers in Tehran. Twenty of these children and their mothers were selected using convenience sampling method and were matched and randomly assigned in experimental (n = ۱۰) and control (n = ۱۰) groups. The experimental group participated in ۸ sessions of ۹۰ minutes in PCIT sessions. The instruments included the Connors’ Parent Rating Scale and the Parent Behavior Screening. Data analysis using MANCOVA in SPSS version ۲۲ showed that the scores of verbal and non-verbal violence of mothers, also the symptoms of ADHD decreased in the post-test compared to the pre-test (p <۰.۰۰۱) and treatment has a significant effect on reducing mothers’ verbal and non-verbal violence and symptoms of ADHD. It can be concluded PCIT could decrease the severity of ADHD symptoms in children and mothers' verbal and non-verbal violence.

Keywords:

ADHD , verbal and non-verbal Violence , children , mothers , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , ADHD , خشونت کلامی و غیر کلامی , کودکان , مادران , اختلال نقص توجه و بیش فعالی