Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Counselling, Allameh Tabataba’i University,

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counselling, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study aimed to study the effects of mindfulness training to mothers on improving parent-child relationship. The statistical population of this research comprised all high school students with their mothers in first grade in academic year 1393-1394 in Baharestan District of Tehran Province, where were studying together with their mothers. The present research subjects were 24 students with their mothers selected through cluster sampling method and interview. The measurement used in this study was questionnaire of parent-child conflicts of Murray Straus (2002) (mother and child forms).The  mothers in the experimental group got mindfulness training for eight 120-minute sessions and a session per week, then, pre-post and follow up tests were carried out. Data were analyzed through MANOVA and ANOVA. The results showed that mindfulness training to the mothers improves parent-child relationships and its dimensions (increasing the reasoning skills of parent-child and decreasing their verbal aggression and physical aggression) between mothers and sons (p<0/05). Based on the findings of the study, we suggest the counselors and psychologists to use mindfulness training to improve parent-child relationship.

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