The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Intervention on Parental Burnout and the Parent-Child Relationship of Mothers of Children with Separation Anxiety Disorder

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate professor, University of Guilan

2 MSc, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

3 MSc, Department of general Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

4 Ph.D student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

5 Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based intervention on parental burnout and the parent-child relationship of mothers of children with separation anxiety disorder in Qaimshahr city, 2021-2022. In this research, a quasi-experimental method was used with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of mothers of children with separation anxiety disorder. The sample consisted of 30 mothers who were selected by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Compassion training was conducted during 8 sessions of 90 minutes, one session per week for the experimental group, but the control group did not receive the intervention. Both groups were evaluated with Roskam's (2018) parental burnout scales and Pianta's (2011) parent-child relationship scales. Single and multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that following the intervention, the parental burnout scores decreased and the parent-child relationship improved (p<0.001). Therefore, considering the positive results that compassion has in reducing mothers' burnout and improving the parent-child relationship through increasing mental health and self-awareness, it can be used as one of the effective interventions in this field.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 30 April 2025

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History

  • Receive Date: 30 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 27 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 06 May 2023
  • First Publish Date: 30 April 2025
  • Publish Date: 30 April 2025

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