The Effectiveness of trauma-aware parenting intervention on attachment style, emotional disturbance in adoptive families

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1 Senior Expert, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University of isfahan (khorasgan), Iran

10.22108/cbs.2024.140669.1879

Abstract

The research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of harm-aware parenting on attachment style, emotional disturbance in adoptive families. The research method was semi-experimental and the design of two heterogeneous experimental and control groups with pre-test, post-test and a 45-day follow-up period. The statistical population included all adoptive families from care centers for orphaned and abused children in the city of Isfahan in the summer of 1402, which were selected by the available sampling method among those who referred to the care centers for orphaned and abused children in the city of Isfahan. 20 people (20 experimental people) and (20 control people) were randomly assigned in two or three groups. The research tools include Halpern and Kapenerek's attachment style questionnaire (2006); Simmons and Gaher's emotional disturbance (2005) and Bogels and Rastifou's (2013) trauma-informed parenting training were conducted in 10 90-minute sessions. Data analysis was done using statistical methods and using spss 23 software and analysis of variance with repeated measures. The findings showed that the harm-aware parenting intervention is effective on attachment style, emotional turmoil in adoptive families (p<0.01). Therefore, it can be concluded that the intervention of conscious parenting is suitable for reducing the problems caused by adoption.

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Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences

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Available Online from 18 August 2024

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  • Receive Date: 08 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 18 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 18 August 2024

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