فاطمه دهقانی

Behavioral problems in children are a common and debilitating issue that is often linked with social problems. These problems can arise from various factors such as biological, environmental, and family factors. The family factors can be long-term parenting or the transfer of child behavioral problems to the next developmental period. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of two methods for addressing children's behavioral problems. These methods are positive parenting program education and bibliotherapy with a schema approach.

This study was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study with a control group. The statistical population of this study comprised male students aged seven to ten years in schools located in the second district of Kerman in 1398. Forty-five individuals were selected through The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) using an available sampling method, and then randomly divided into three groups of fifteen individuals each. Two experimental groups received different treatments, including positive parenting group training and bibliotherapy with a schema approach, while one group acted as a control group. The mothers of these children were invited to participate in the study. Positive parenting sessions were conducted in eight sessions of ninety minutes, and bibliotherapy was performed in four sessions of sixty minutes for the mothers of these children. The Aachenbach Children Behavior List (CBCL) was completed by the mothers of all three groups after the treatments. The SPSS20 software and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data.

After performing the analysis of covariance, it was found that both interventions were effective in treating behavioral problems. However, the positive parenting group training was significantly more effective than the bibliotherapy method.

These two methods are effective strategies for developing psychotherapy plans for children with behavioral problems, based on the results of the study.

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of  teaching a positive parenting program and bibliotherapy with a schema approach on children’s anxiety.

The research design was pretest – posttest with a control group. The statistical population of the study in clouded 7 to 10 year old male students in schools in district 2 of Kerman in 1398 that through the child behavior list (CBCL), 45 of them were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into three groups of 15 people; two experimental groups of 15 people (positive parenting group) training, bibliotherapy with schema approach) and one group as a control group. Positive parenting was performed in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and bibliotherapy in 4 sessions of 60 minutes for the mothers of these children and again the behavior list of Achen- Bach children (CBCL) was completed by the mothers of all three group, the control group did not receive any intervention. Spss – 20 software and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data.

The results showed the effectiveness of both methods on reducing anxiety. Positive parenting group training was more effective than bibliotherapy.

Therefore, these two methods seem to be effective strategies that can be considered in development of psychotherapy plans for children with anxiety.