Introduction: There are some debates about the potential benefits of mindfulness exercises for parents on increasing general health and reducing negative emotions of parents, increasing positive emotions in the child-parent relationship, and changing aggressive behavior of children. Likewise, the investigation of the impact of mindfulness-based programs has shown that these programs can increase the functioning of interpersonal relationships and the effectiveness of coping with stress in parents of children with psychological problems, including externalizing problems. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of mindful parenting based on telepsychology on the anxiety and resilience of mothers of children aged 6-12 with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials and methods: This interventional study was conducted on mothers of children and adolescents aged 6-12 years with ADHD. At first, the diagnosis of ADHD and its types was confirmed. The list of child and adolescent patients was coded and randomly assigned to two control and experimental groups. Again, mindful parenting was implemented for applicants in the control group after 4 months and at the end of the work. In the pre-test stage, the standard questionnaire of Connor and Davidson's resilience scale (CD-RISC 25 items), and Beck's anxiety questionnaire were administered to mothers. Then, children in the control group received only the drug treatment they received before, without changing the dose, and their parents did not receive any psychological intervention. In the experimental group, the children received the same drug treatment as the control group, and their parents also received the mindful parenting treatment.
Results: The findings showed that there was no significant difference in age, education, and occupation in the two studied groups. The average scores of the Beck Anxiety Questionnaire and the standard questionnaire of the Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale before the intervention were not significantly different in the two studied groups. A significant decrease in Beck's score was observed in the two groups, but this difference was not significant between the two groups. The intervention did not affect the subscale score of perception of individual competence. The total score of the subscale of trust in individual instincts to tolerate negative emotions increases significantly in the intervention group after the intervention, but decreases in the two-month follow-up, however, no significant changes were observed in the group from the beginning to the end of the study. Control.
Conclusion: The findings of this study support the use of mindful parenting training to improve the anxiety and resilience of mothers of affected children.
