The Effectiveness of Parenting Education Package on Reducing the Problems of Aggression and Breaking the Law in Adolescents: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Parenting as a set of behaviors by parents to raise their children has always been a challenging topic for parents and educating parents is one of the basic ways to reduce these challenges. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of parenting education package on reducing the problems of aggression and lawlessness in adolescents in Ahvaz. Materials and Methods:The present study was a quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups with pretest-posttest. Out of all parents with adolescent children with aggression and lawlessness problems referred to Ahvaz counseling centers in 2020, 34 people were selected and randomly (lottery) divided into experimental (17 people) and control (17 people) groups. The experimental group was trained in parenting package for 8 sessions and the control group did not receive any training. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using one-variable analysis of covariance. Results:The results showed that parenting education had a significant effect on the score of law-breaking problems (F=18.335, p<0.001) and aggression (F=15.346, p<0.001). Conclusion:Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that the developed package of adolescent parenting is effective in improving the problems of aggression and lawlessness of adolescents, and in order to improve the behavioral problems of adolescents, this package is recommended to the parents.