The Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on Negative Emotion and Improving Parent-Child Relationship in Mothers of Children with Coping Disobedience Disorder

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of emotion regulation training on negative emotion and improve the parent-child relationship in mothers of children with confrontational disobedience disorder.

The research design was quasi-experimental. The statistical population included mothers of primary school children with confrontational disobedience disorder who referred to education clinics in districts 4 and 6 of Mashhad. A total of 40 people were selected as a statistical sample and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Were. To collect data, the Child Coping Disorder Disorder Scale, the Negative Emotion Scale, and the Mother-Child Relationship Scale were used. For the experimental group, emotion regulation training was held in 8 sessions of 90 minutes.

The results of univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance showed that emotion regulation training can improve the mother-child relationship and its components in mothers with children with confrontational disobedience disorder (0.001). 0> p). Also, the difference between the experimental and control groups in the negative emotion component is significant (p <0.001).

Emotion regulation training increased knowledge and increased understanding and flexibility of mothers of children with confrontational disobedience disorder to strengthen the mother-child relationship and mental health and reduce negative emotion.