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Attachment and resilience are crucial in parent-child interaction. In this study, we investigated the effect of a mindful parenting program on the attachment of deaf children and the resilience of their hearing mothers. The present study was a semi-randomized controlled trial design. Thirty mothers with deaf children were randomly selected from Deaf School in Tehran, Iran. They were randomly assigned to intervention (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The intervention group participated in an eight-session mindful parenting program, while the control group did not participate in this program. Both groups completed the Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance test. The results showed that the intervention significantly and positively influenced the attachment of deaf children and resilience in their mothers in the post-test, and the persistence of this effect was maintained in the follow-up stage (p < 0.001). This study suggests that mindful parenting can promote attachment of deaf children and resilience in their mothers. In addition, the mothers attested to the social validity of the program.

Behavioral emotion regulation and resilience are crucial in daily life. This research aimed to investigate the impact of the Incredible Years (IY) parenting program on behavioral emotion regulation and resilience in mothers of deaf children. The present study was a quasi-randomized controlled trial design. Twenty mothers between the ages of 28 and 41 years of age who had deaf children were randomly selected from Baghcheban deaf school in Shahreza, Iran. They were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 10) or control (n = 10) groups. The experimental group participated in the 12-session IY parenting program, while the control group did not participate in this program. Both groups completed the Emotion Behavioral Regulation Questionnaire (EBRQ) and Resiliency Scale (RISC) at pre and post-intervention. The data were analyzed using the Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) test. The results showed that the intervention significantly and positively influenced behavioral emotion regulation and resilience in mothers of deaf children (p < 0.001). This study suggests that IY parenting program can promote behavioral emotion regulation and resilience in mothers of deaf children. Therefore, this program was feasible and acceptable to these mothers.

This study aimed to investigate the relationships among social-emotional assets and resilience, empathy and behavioral problems in DHH children. One hundred and ten DHH preschool children participated in this cross-sectional research. Participants were selected by a simple random sampling method from preschool centers for the Deaf in xxx, xxx in 2021. DHH children were evaluated with the Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale (SEARS), Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Empathy, emotion contagion, prosocial actions, and prosocial behavior had a positive and significant relationship with the social-emotional assets and resilience. In contrast, peer relationship problems and behavioral problems had a negative and significant relationship with the social-emotional assets and resilience of DHH children. Empathy, prosocial actions, prosocial behavior, peer relationship problems, emotion contagion, and behavioral problems explained 67% of changes in social-emotional assets and resilience in these children. Our findings showed that empathy had the greatest role in explaining the variance of socio-emotional assets and resilience. The findings were discussed in the light of social-emotional assets and resilience in DHH children., Author(s): Mohammad Ashori [sup.1] , Ali Aghaziarati [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411750.6, 0000 0001 0454 365X, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and [...]

This research examined the effect of the Working Memory-based Cognitive Rehabilitation (WMCR) intervention on the spoken language development of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. In this clinical trial study, 28 DHH children aged between 5 and 6 years were selected by random sampling method. The participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in the WMCR intervention involving 11 sessions. All participants were assessed pre-and postintervention. Data were collected by the Newsha Development Scale and analyzed through MANCOVA. The results revealed a significant difference between the scores of the receptive and expressive language of the experimental group that were exposed to the WMCR intervention compared with the control group. The receptive and expressive language skills of the experimental group indicated a significant improvement after the intervention. Therefore, the WMCR intervention is an effective method that affects the spoken language skills of DHH children. These findings have critical implications for teachers, parents, and therapists in supporting DHH young children to develop their language skills.

There is a growing interest in the quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) adolescents. Hence, the present study examined the effects of emotional intelligence training on quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of DHH adolescents. The participants were 36 female DHH adolescents aged 16-20 years who were selected by a cluster random sampling method. Initially, two schools were randomly selected from DHH schools in Tehran, Iran. Subjects were selected from these schools and randomly assigned to experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. The experimental group participated in emotional intelligence training programme for 12 sessions. The intervention was implemented for 45 min a day over six weeks. All participants completed the Youth Quality of Life Instrument--Deaf and Hard of Hearing Module (YQOL-DHH) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-short). Data were analysed by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). The results indicated that emotional intelligence intervention significantly influenced the quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation in DHH adolescents. The findings of this research suggest that emotional intelligence training might result in effective and positive outcomes and might play a critical role in the quality of life and emotions regulation of DHH adolescents.

The present study aimed to explore the effect of the PERMA (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, and Accomplishment) flourishing intervention on basic psychological needs satisfaction in hard-of-hearing adolescents. This research was a quasi-randomised controlled trial design. Twenty-eight hard-of-hearing adolescents aged 14–17 years were randomly selected from the Deaf Center and Baghcheban Deaf School in Kashan, Iran. They were randomly replaced to experimental (n = 13) or control (n = 15) groups. The experimental group participated in the 10-session intervention, while the control group did not participate in this programme. Both groups completed the Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale (BNSG-S before and after intervention. The results showed that after intervention, scores on the subscales of basic psychological needs (competence, autonomy, and relatedness) in hard-of-hearing adolescents significantly and positively increased (p < 0.001). Therefore, the PERMA flourishing intervention was feasible and acceptable to these adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the current study was to investigate the influence of stress inoculation training (SIT) on the general health of mothers of children with visual impairments. The study population included the mothers of children with visual impairments aged 33–45 years during 2018–2019 academic year in Isfahan city. The participants were 34 mothers selected by convenient sampling method from Shahid Samani and Shahid Abedi schools. They were randomly divided into experimental (n = 17) and control (n = 17) groups. The experimental group received SIT in 10 sessions, while the control group did not. The instrument of study was General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg and Hiller, 1979). Data were analysed by using MANCOVA. The results indicated that the SIT had a significant effect on post-test scores of general health (P < 0.0001) in subjects. Based on these findings, SIT plays a critical role in the general health of the mothers of children with visual impairments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of positive parenting program (Triple-P) on the mental health of mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID). This study was a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest design, and a control group. Thirty-six mothers of students with ID participated in this study and were divided into two groups (intervention group and control group). Each group consisted of 18 participants. The intervention group received a parent training program during 12 sessions, each session lasting for 80 min, while the control group did not receive any special training. Multivariate analysis of covariance test was applied to analyze the obtained data using SPSS software. The results of this study indicated that Triple-P had significant effect on the somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, social dysfunction, and mental health of mothers of children with ID. As a result, this research emphasized that parenting skills training will improve the mental health of mothers of children with ID, and therefore, planning for Triple-P training is of particular importance.

Gratitude skills training improves the forgiveness in mothers of students with visual impairment (VI). The current study aimed to explore the effects of gratitude intervention on forgiveness in mothers of students with VI. This research was a semi-randomized controlled trial design. Thirty mothers of students with VI were randomly chosen from Special School in Gachsaran, Iran. They were randomly replaced to treatment (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The treatment group participated in nine-session 90-minute gratitude training, while the control group participated in general placebo sessions. Both groups responded to the Rye Forgiveness Scale (RFS) before and after the intervention. The results of the Univariate Analysis of Variance showed that the gratitude training significantly and positively influenced the forgiveness in the treatment group in the post-test (p < 0.001). The research suggests that gratitude training can promote forgiveness in mothers of students with VI. Results of this research increase the interest of parents of these students in gratitude training. Moreover, the gratitude skills intervention can be used as an intervention for improving forgiveness in mothers of students with VI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective parenting improves children's physical, emotional, mental and social health. This research was conducted based on the descriptive phenomenology approach and the purpose of its implementation was to investigate the lived experience of the challenges of raising a deaf child from the perspective of hearing fathers. The sample size was seven people and the main criteria for selecting the participants who were living with a spouse and children, having at least one child with severe or profound hearing loss and congenital sensory impairment, and volunteering to participate in the research. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data and the life experiences of the participants were investigated. The Colaizzi method was used to analyze the interviews. The results of the interviews were classified into 5 main categories under the title of acceptance of the child by parents, social conditions, parents' awareness, support networks and life challenges. In sum, the analysis of the lived experience of hearing parents with a deaf child showed that they are affected by their child's deafness in different ways. Therefore, these categories can be used to formulate educational and psychological programs for deaf children with hearing parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Since positive parenting program (Triple-P) is one of the ways to improve parent)child interaction, conducting a meta-analysis will help determine its effect size. This study aimed to use meta-analysis to examine the effect of level 4 Triple-P on parent-child interaction with special needs in Iran. Methods: The current study is a meta-analysis review study. Before analyzing the effect size of the mean differences, the PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta)analyses) method was used to investigate the decision tree model. Then, the effect size of Triple-P was investigated using the meta-analysis method. Twelve studies (out of the 37) were collected with the keywords “Triple-P” and “parent-child interaction” from Google Scholar, IranDoc, IranMedex, Magiran, and SID according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were conducted in Iran during 2012-2021 and were analyzed through meta-analysis. The inclusion criteria of the articles included written in Persian, having a control group, being interventional, and using original data. The exclusion criteria included duplicate articles and non-compliance with the title with Triple-P level 4. The study instrument was a meta-analysis checklist. Funnel plot, fail-safe number, and Cochran Q test were used to assess the publication bias, expected confidence, and effect size heterogeneity, respectively. The obtained data were analyzed by comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) software. Results: Findings showed that the effect size of the mean difference rate of level 4 Triple-P on parent-child interaction was 0.59 (P<0.0001), which is medium according to the Cohen table. Fisher’s z indicated a low standard error and no publication bias. The value of the Q test is significant, and the effect sizes are heterogeneous (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Given the moderate impact of level 4 Triple-P, this method of parenting program can play an important role in improving the interaction of parent-child with special needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Orientation and mobility (O&M) training is a practical and helpful method to prepare people who are blind for independent living. Hence, this study aimed to survey the effect of O&M training on the quality of life in students who are blind in Iran. This research was a quasi-randomized controlled trial design. Participants were 24 third-grade to sixth-grade students from two schools for blind in Isfahan, Iran. Using cluster sampling method, one school was assigned to the experimental group (n = 12) and the other to the control group (n = 12). The experimental group participated in the 8-session O&M training program. Both groups completed a World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) at pre-intervention and post-intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) test. The results showed significant increases in quality of life and all subscales (physical health, mental health, social relationships, and environmental health) in the experimental group than in the control group. The findings suggest that O&M training can promote quality of life among students who are blind in Iran. Moreover, these findings increase the interest of children and adolescents who are blind in O&M training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective The current study was conducted with the aim of phenomenology of the lived experience of hearing teenagers with hearing impaired parents in Isfahan City. Materials & Methods The investigation of this research was qualitative and based on the descriptive phenomenology approach that was conducted in 2018. The participants were selected by purposive sampling among hearing teenagers with parents with severe and profound hearing loss in the schools of Isfahan, and there were ten of them. To collect data, semi-structured interviews were used and the life experiences of hearing teenagers with hearing impaired parents were investigated through interviews with them. The duration of the interviews was between 56 and 80 minutes. Results The results of the interviews were classified into seven main categories and 38 subcategories after extracting themes. The first main category was parental acceptance, which included subcategories such as deaf parents' acceptance, willingness to communicate with parents, and parents' social acceptance. The second main category was cultural values and its subcategories included cultural differences, respect for cultures, and awareness of cultural values and beliefs. The third main category was the cycle of emotions, which included subcategories such as feelings of incompetence and weak self-efficacy in parents, emotional instability, feelings of shame and doubt, anxiety and stress, feelings of loneliness and the need for empathy. The fourth main category was social conditions, which included sub-categories such as inappropriate attitude towards deaf people, inappropriate reactions of others, social distance, poor information, inappropriate social interaction and lack of attention to social justice. The fifth main category was knowledge and thinking, whose sub-categories were parents' ignorance, hearing and deaf people's misunderstanding of each other, duality in the way hearing and deaf people think, deaf parents' lack of attention towards their children's future. The sixth main category was support networks with subcategories such as insufficient support from parents, weak support from formal and informal institutions, and lack of coordination between support sources. The last main category was life challenges, which included subcategories such as behavior management, expectations, inadequate services, financial problems, and worry about the future. Conclusion Based on the findings, the analysis of the lived experience of hearing teenagers with hearing-impaired parents showed that they are affected by the hearing status of their parents in different ways; therefore, these categories can be used to design educational and psychological programs for hearing teenagers with hearing-impaired parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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