THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED PARENTING PROGRAM ON THE GENERAL HEALTH OF MOTHERS WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based parenting
program in general health and subscales including depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms and social
dysfunction in mothers who had children with oppositional defiant disorder.
Materials & Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group. For
this purpose, 34 mothers of girls with oppositional defiant disorder after purposive sampling were
randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (17 in each of groups). The Child Behavioral
Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher Report Form (TRF) with clinical interviews were used for screening and
the general health questionnaire was used to collect the data in two conditions (pretest and posttest).
Mindful parenting course was implemented for the experimental group in 8 sessions, 2 hours each. The
data were then analyzed using descriptive statistical parameters (mean and SD) and MANCOVA.
Results: Results showed that mindful parenting course with a statistically significant difference between
pre-and post-test scores led to general health and all of subscale including depression, anxiety, somatic
symptoms and social dysfunction.
Conclusion: With regard to the effective use of mindful parenting course to increase general health in
mothers of girls with oppositional defiant disorder, the training program should be directed toward
reducing stress and promotion of general health in this group of people