The Effectiveness of Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) on General Health of Mothers of Pre-School Children with Intellectual Disability

摘要

The concept of intellectual disability (ID) represents a contemporary change from mental retardation, initially coined as an option to feeblemindedness. Since 2002, the shift to ID has clearly increased ( ).The birth of a child with ID cause the family many problems since it influences the quantity and quality of parent relationships and family members’ interaction could harm the general health and family functions ( ). General health is an important issue which can spark many debates ( ). “Mental health is also a state of well-being that person identifies their abilities, can cope with ordinary life stress, work fruitful and productive, and play his role in the environment” ( ). Several factors are effective on general health of parents and their relationships with children with ID that require to different instructional methods and programs, that Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) intervention based on cultural values is one of these programs. Triple-P intervention is a parent instruction methods made according to familial behavior therapy based on social learning theory basics of Bandura ( ). The effect of Triple-P confirmed in treatment of behavioral problems and parenting styles of parents ineffective ( ). The present study was aimed to assess the effect of Triple-P intervention on general health of mothers of pre-school children with ID in September 2017 in Varamin Province, Iran.