Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. in Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University,

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of “listening to children respectfully” package on enhancing 5 and 6-year-old children’s well- being. 42 mother and child pairs were selected. They were initially tested with CBCL and SCL90 questionnaires to make sure none of them are suffering from behavioral or psychological disorders. They were accidentally divided to experiment and control groups. Children of both groups filled the children’s psychological well-being scale in 3 stages: pre-test, post-test and follow up, and the package was taught to mothers of experiment group in 6 sessions. Analytical method was MANOVA  for analyzing data. Findings revealed that well- being scores of children in experimental group significantly increased after intervention for their mothers. The scores were still high after two-month follow up. Findings of this research were discussed considering previous research. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are also given.

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