Effects of Positive Psychology and Behavioral Modification Programs on Parental Mental Health and Behavior of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Children
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Objective: This research aims to develop a positive psychology program and behavior modification therapy for the parents of ADHD children and to study the effects of a positive psychology program and behavior modification therapy for the parents of ADHD children. Materials and methods: The sample group consisted of 30 parents of children with ADHD at Somdet Phraphutthaloetla Hospital. The participants were divided into experimental group and control group at 15 participants per group. The experimental group was involved with regular hospital activities, The research evaluated the impacts of the program and the therapy using the following assessments: (1) Positive psychology program, and behavior modification therapy for parents with ADHD children. (2) personal questionnaire, (3) parent mental health assessment, (4) parent quality of life assessment, and (5) behavior measurement of children with ADHD. Results: The results found that parents in the experimental group had a decrease in the mean of all areas for mental health scores after participating in the positive psychology and behavior adjustment therapy as compared to the control group, the numbers were: depression (p = .012), anxiety (p = .002), and stress (p = .002). In addition, it was found that the quality of life scores improved as follows: mental aspect (p = 0.001) and environmental aspect (p = 0.027). The interesting thing found that the behavioral scores of the children in the experimental group decreased in all areas, namely lack of concentration (p = 0.001), restless/impulsive behavior(p = 0.001), and stubborn and oppositional behavior (p = 0.002) Conclusion: This research shows that a positive psychology and behavior modification therapy for parents is beneficial to parents of children with ADHD and has the capability to eventually reduce behavioral problems in ADHD children.
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