[01] Atefeh Yazdi Khorasghani, Department of Counseling, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran. [02] Mehdi Tabrizi, Department of Counseling, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran.

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of parental education based on Barkley’s approach on the resilience and quality of life of mothers of children with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Isfahan. The research method is semi-experimental, with pre-test-post-test design and with two groups of experimental and control. The statistical population of this study was all mothers with children aged 7-12 years who referred to counselling centers in Isfahan. Among them, 34 mothers whose children received higher scores in the Conner's Questionnaire (Parent Form), were selected as sample individuals and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (each group of 17). In this design, the experimental group was exposed to interventions during eight 90-minute group sessions under parental guidance based on Barkley’s approach. There was no intervention in the control group. The instrument for collecting data was Conner & Davidson Resiliency Questionnaire and SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire. The results showed that Barkley’s-based parenting education increased the resilience and increased life quality of the experimental group compared to the control group (p <0.01). Also, parental education in Barkley’s approach increased all components of resilience and improved quality of life components (except for three components of role disorder due to emotional health, social function and pain) of mothers with ADHD children (p <0.01). As well as parental education based on Barkley’s approach to improve two dimensions of physical health and mental health of quality of life in mothers with ADHD children was effective (p <0.05).

Barkley Parenting, Resiliency, Quality of Life, Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit

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