Ali Khodaei; Hossein Zare; Ahmad Alipour; Omid Shokri
Volume 2, Issue 2 , November 2015, , Pages 27-38
Abstract
Given the widespread phenomenon of parent-adolescent conflicts in family interactions and unpleasant consequences of them in the short and long term, the development and use of intervention programs, with the aim of training adaptive management of these conflicts, is an inevitable research necessity. ...
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Given the widespread phenomenon of parent-adolescent conflicts in family interactions and unpleasant consequences of them in the short and long term, the development and use of intervention programs, with the aim of training adaptive management of these conflicts, is an inevitable research necessity. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of attribution retraining intervention program on conflict solution style, optimism and reducing parent-adolescent conflicts. Fifty mothers participated in this study (25 each). In both experimental and control groups, before and after training, mothers responded the parent version of the Adolescent-Parent Conflicts Questionnaire (APCQ), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) and Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI). The attribution retraining program for mothers in experimental group was administered in 7 two-hour sessions. The results showed that the intervention program, in short and long-term, was effective in increasing the amount of optimism and positive problem solving and in reducing the severity of their conflict with adolescents and non-adaptive strategies. The results of this study empirically supported the determining role of attribution retraining program to help strengthen optimistic thinking and interpersonal conflict resolution skills, and to reduce the severity of conflicting experiences of parents with their adolescents.
Leila Ramzi; Zohre Sepehri Shamloo; Ahmad Ali Pour; Hosein Zare
Volume 1, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 19-30
Abstract
One of the most important factors in communication is how to deal with stressful situations and problems. People can overcome physical and emotional problems as well as interpersonal, social and personal conflicts by using effective coping responses. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ...
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One of the most important factors in communication is how to deal with stressful situations and problems. People can overcome physical and emotional problems as well as interpersonal, social and personal conflicts by using effective coping responses. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of group reality therapy in coping strategies. Ninety-one female married employees in Mashhad participated in this study and completed the Lazarus and Folkman's Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ). Thirty persons with higher scores in emotion focused coping and lower scores in problem focused coping were selected and assigned to experimental and control groups (15 each). Results showed a reduction in the total scores of the emotion focused coping and "escape-avoidance" subscales, and an increase in the total score of problem focused coping, "plan-full problem solving" and "positive reappraise" subscales in the experimental group. Changes in the 45-day follow-up persisted. The findings provide useful information on reality therapy and coping strategies and how it improves. Reality therapy can be used in marital counseling patterns for improving coping strategies and reducing marital conflicts.