Effect of Parent's Counseling Sessions on the Modification of Aggressive Behavior among Their School Age Children

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 MSc Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

2 Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

3 lecterurer of Psychiatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

Abstract

Background: Aggressive behaviors in school – age children are very common. Aggression is the most serious inappropriate behavior that has the most serious consequences for both the child and environment. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the effect of parent's counseling session on modifying the aggressive behavior among their school age children. Subjects and Methods: Research design: Quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at two school involved in governmental and private school at Zagazig city. Subjects: A purposive sample of 120 children and their parents (60 from each school) divided equally to study group and control group. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used for data collection. Tool (I): A questionnaire interview sheet. Tool (II): Aggressive behavior scale and Tool (III): Adult– Adolescent Parenting Inventory. Counseling sessions for parents were developed by the researcher. Results: More than half of the studied children of both school had aggressive behavior and problems in their families before intervention compared with the control group. There was a statistically significant difference regarding total aggression and total parents attitudes score throughout session's phases. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the counseling sessions had improved the studied parents' knowledge and attitudes about modification of aggressive behavior of their school age children. Recommendations: Providing continuous counseling sessions for parents of aggressive children about behavioral modification, appropriate parenting practices and scientifically related books to be available for all parents in order to follow up is essential.

Keywords

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics