Development and Assessment of Effectiveness of Coping skills Training program on parenting stress and Marital Satisfaction of mothers with Deaf Children

doi:10.22059/japr.2015.58506

Development and Assessment of Effectiveness of Coping skills Training program on parenting stress and Marital Satisfaction of mothers with Deaf Children

Document Type : Research Paper

10.22059/japr.2015.58506

Abstract

The purpose of this study was Development and assessment of the effectiveness of the de– stress training program. On the mother^s stress and marital satisfaction of parents with deaf children experimental study design with follow- up. 20 mothers were chosen and Assigned to two experimental and control groups trained to de-stress training program in 15 session .all mothers completed parental stress scale( Berri and Jonse, 1995)and Marital Satisfaction Scale(Afrooz,1389)at the pre-test post-test and one month later at the follow-up stage. Fathers did not attend in intervention but completed marital satisfaction scale in three stages. Data Were analyzed with multivariate Covariance, Result about mother^s stress, showed the significant difference between means of experimental and control groups and this difference persisted at follow-up stage. Result of parent^s marital Satisfaction did not show significant difference between experimental and control groups. Therefore it can be concluded de- stress training program reduced mother^,s Stress and this reduction persisted (p<0/01).

Keywords

Parenting stress

Deaf children

Marital Satisfaction