The Effectiveness of Parent-child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) on the Relationship between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families

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1 Department of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University.Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy on the relationship between children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. The research design was quasi-experimental using a pre-test, post-test method. Twenty-seven 3 to 7-year-old participants (5 females and 22 males) with Autism Spectrum Disorder were selected. The participants were selected through the convenience sampling method, and randomly divided into two groups experimental (n=15) and control (n=12). The experimental group received thirteen 60-minute sessions of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as a group, twice a week. To assess the effectiveness of the training, the participants completed Pianta Scale (Pianta, 1994) in pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using multivariate repeated measures. The results showed that Parent-Child Interaction Therapy decreased the conflict and dependency between children and their mothers. The intervention also increased the closeness in family relationships. Therefore, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) seemed to be effective on the relationship between children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 11, Issue 3
November 2020
Pages 37-54

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  • Receive Date: 06 September 2018
  • Revise Date: 24 April 2019
  • Accept Date: 11 June 2019
  • First Publish Date: 26 October 2020
  • Publish Date: 21 November 2020

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