Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The effectiveness of dialogic skills training on resilience and adjustment in mothers with physically challenged children

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Arezoo Neyestani 1
Hamidreza Ghanbari 2
Narges Ebrahimi Sales 3
1 M.Sc. in counseling and psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran.
2 Postdoctoral researcher in psychology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
3 M.Sc. in family law, Department of Law, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sabzevar, Iran.
10.22038/jfmh.2023.23292
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dialogic skills on the resilience and adjustment of mothers with physically challenged children.
 
Materials and Methods: The statistical population included all mothers of physically challenged children in Mashhad-Iran who were referred to counseling and treatment centers for people with physical disabilities in Mashhad between September 2021 and November 2021. The samples were selected using the convenient sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental (n= 30) and control (n= 30) groups. Research instruments included The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Bell Adjustment Inventory. The experimental group received the dialogic skills training for six 2-hour sessions. Data analysis was performed using the descriptive statistics, ANCOVA, and SPSS software.
 
Results: The results showed that the implementation and training of dialogic skills have a positive and significant effect on the resilience (P< 0.001) and adjustment (P< 0.001) of mothers with physically challenged children.
 
Conclusion: According to the results, dialogue skills training have a significant and effective role in the resilience and adaptation of mothers with physically challenged children.
Keywords
Adjustment
Communication
Parent
Physical disability
Resilience
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 25, Issue 5
September and October 2023
Pages 327-333