Investigating the Effectiveness of Parenting Intervention based on Mindfulness on Mental Health and Anxiety Symptoms of Mothers and Parent-Child Conflict in Working Mothers with Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Abstract

The oppositional defiant disorder scale, the GHQ-28 mental health questionnaire and the parent/child conflict questionnaire are the main research tools and the data were analyzed using SPSS 24. The results showed that the intervention based on mindfulness has created a difference between parent-child conflict resolution strategies in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages in all three subscales. The effect sizes show that 57% of the change in reasoning subscale, 39% of the change in verbal aggression and 54% of the change in physical aggression can be attributed to the intervention based on mindfulness. On the other hand, in the mental health variable, the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the experimental group have decreased significantly from the pre-test stage to the follow-up, and physical health has experienced a significant increase in the follow-up and post-test stages compared to the pre-test stage. Is; However, there is no significant difference between the two groups in the social functioning variable (F=0.22, P>0.05) in the experimental and control groups. This study provides evidence supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness parenting training in improving mental health and anxiety symptoms of working mothers with ODD children and reducing parent-child conflict. These findings emphasize the importance of incorporating mindfulness-based interventions into the therapeutic approach for families affected by ODD, which provides a promising way to enhance parental well-being and promote positive parent-child relationships.