The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial
Background: Adolescent–parent conflict (APC) has damaging effects on both adolescents and parents and hence effective strategies for its management are necessary. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of positive thinking (PT) education for adolescent girls on their conflicts...
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| description | Background: Adolescent–parent conflict (APC) has damaging effects on both adolescents and parents and hence effective strategies for its management are necessary. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of positive thinking (PT) education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2019–2020. Participants were 48 adolescent girls conveniently selected from two high schools in Kashan, Iran, and randomly allocated to a control and an intervention group through block randomization. Participants in the intervention group received PT education in eight 90 min sessions held twice weekly. A demographic questionnaire and the APC questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed through the Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, independent-sample t-tests, and the repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: There was no significant difference between the intervention and the control groups respecting the pretest mean scores of APC frequency (244.250 ± 43.353 vs. 234.042 ± 36.218) and APC intensity (24.665 ± 14.244 vs. 27.220 ± 21.829). However, the mean scores of APC frequency and intensity in the intervention group were significantly less than the control group at the end of the study intervention (155.625 ± 28.740 vs. 240.458 ± 35.234 and 13.248 ± 10.660 vs. 35.670 ± 18.998) and 1 month later (122.708 ± 12.302 vs. 241.958 ± 34.719 and 9.693 ± 7.040 vs. 40.258 ± 19.001) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Group PT education significantly reduces APC. Nurses, midwives, and mental health specialists can use PT education to reduce APC and improve the mental health of communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-259c8521cc2c4e4e9deb0643dc9211e62023-09-03T12:54:53ZengKashan University of Medical SciencesNursing and Midwifery Studies2322-14882322-16742022-01-0111319019710.4103/nms.nms_16_22The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trialFatemeh NematianZahra TagharrobiZahra SookiKhadijeh SharifiBackground: Adolescent–parent conflict (APC) has damaging effects on both adolescents and parents and hence effective strategies for its management are necessary. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of positive thinking (PT) education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2019–2020. Participants were 48 adolescent girls conveniently selected from two high schools in Kashan, Iran, and randomly allocated to a control and an intervention group through block randomization. Participants in the intervention group received PT education in eight 90 min sessions held twice weekly. A demographic questionnaire and the APC questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed through the Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, independent-sample t-tests, and the repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: There was no significant difference between the intervention and the control groups respecting the pretest mean scores of APC frequency (244.250 ± 43.353 vs. 234.042 ± 36.218) and APC intensity (24.665 ± 14.244 vs. 27.220 ± 21.829). However, the mean scores of APC frequency and intensity in the intervention group were significantly less than the control group at the end of the study intervention (155.625 ± 28.740 vs. 240.458 ± 35.234 and 13.248 ± 10.660 vs. 35.670 ± 18.998) and 1 month later (122.708 ± 12.302 vs. 241.958 ± 34.719 and 9.693 ± 7.040 vs. 40.258 ± 19.001) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Group PT education significantly reduces APC. Nurses, midwives, and mental health specialists can use PT education to reduce APC and improve the mental health of communities.http://www.nmsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2322-1488;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=190;epage=197;aulast=Nematianadolescenceconflictpositive thinking |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Nematian Zahra Tagharrobi Zahra Sooki Khadijeh Sharifi The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial Nursing and Midwifery Studies adolescence conflict positive thinking |
| title | The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of positive thinking education for adolescent girls on their conflicts with their mothers a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | adolescence conflict positive thinking |
| url | http://www.nmsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2322-1488;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=190;epage=197;aulast=Nematian |
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