The Effect of "Raising a Thinking preteen" Parent Training on Resiliency and Coping Strategies of Children with Low Levels of Adjustment

Childhood experiences affect problems of adjustment such as anxiety and depression and parenting styles in adulthood. One of the most crucial ways to prevent psychological disorders is to develop positive personality traits from childhood and to use suitable parenting methods. The present study aimed to determine the effect of "raising a thinking preteen" parent training on resiliency and coping strategies of children with low levels of adjustment.

This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. The study sample consisted of 26 parents of female elementary school students of the first district of Rasht city in the academic year 2017-2018, which was done through multistage cluster sampling and in terms of scores below 65 in the Adjustment Scale (Dokhanchi, 1998). The participants were randomly assigned to experimental or control groups (15 per group). The applied instruments were the Child and Youth Resilience Measure) Ungar & Liebenberg, 2009)) and the Adolescent Coping Scale (Moos, 1993). Data were analyzed using the independent t-test and multivariate analysis of covariance.

Findings indicate that "raising a thinking preteen" training increases resiliency and adequate coping strategies and decreases insufficient coping strategies in children with low levels of adjustment. (P ≤ 0.05).

According to the results of the present study, it can be concluded that the intervention has a significant effect on resiliency and coping strategies in children with low levels of adjustment by relying on problem-solving skills and by affecting parenting style.