J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2015 Dec;24(4):330-341. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.4.330.

The Effects of a Parental Education Program based on Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy Model for Preschoolers' Mothers

• Seo SH
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2151877
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.4.330

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a parental education program based on the Satir transformational systemic therapy model on self-esteem, congruence, parent-child communication, and parenting sense of competence of the preschoolers' mothers.
METHODS
Non-equivalent control group pretest and posttest design was used. The participants were 36 (experimental group 18, control group 18) preschoolers' mothers who volunteered from kindergartens and children's homes. The treatment for this study was based on Satir's systemic training program for parenting skills. Data were analyzed using percentage, chi2-test, t-test and t-test with SPSS 21.0 Version.
RESULTS
Statistically, there were significant increase in self-esteem, congruence, parent-child communication, and parenting sense of competence in the experimental group compared to the control group.
CONCLUSION
Findings suggested that parental education program based on the Satir transformational systemic therapy model can be used by preschoolers' mothers for effective psychiatric nursing interventions in parenting and preschoolers' mental health promotion.

Keyword

Parental education; Communication; Competence; Conformity; Self-esteem

MeSH Terms

Education*
Humans
Mental Competency
Mental Health
Mothers*
Parenting
Parents*
Psychiatric Nursing

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of this study.

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