The effectiveness of parent-child interaction training on mothers' well-being and response inhibition of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of parent-child interaction training on psychological well-being and response inhibition of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design with two experimental and control groups. The statistical research population of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who were referred to the Rastin Clinic in the 3rd district of Tehran in 1400, 30 people were selected through available sampling based on the entry criteria in the first step and then randomly in the second step. A group of 15 people, including the experimental and control groups, were replaced by ten sessions of parent-child interaction training. The sessions were weekly and the control group was placed on the waiting list. Research tools were parent-child interaction protocol, psychological well-being questionnaire (Reif, 2002), and color-word test (Stroop, 1935).

The research findings showed that parent-child interaction training significantly increases the psychological well-being of mothers with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and children's response inhibition (P<0.001).

The present study emphasizes the importance of parent-child interaction training in increasing the psychological well-being of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and providing new horizons in clinical interventions. Therefore, parent-child interaction training can be used  to create a positive and appropriate change in the mothers of children with attention deficit hyp eractivity disorder.