수용전념치료(ACT) 부모교육 집단상담프로그램에서 치료과정 변인의 매개효과

초록

The present study examined the effectiveness of the parenting group counseling program based on Acceptance Commitment Therapy(ACT) on parenting stress, parenting sense of competence and parental acceptance. And according to ACT theory, we tested the mediational effect of therapeutic process variables- acceptant behavior, self compassion, and mindful attention awareness. Participants were consisted of 70 child-rearing mothers who got above 90 score in PSI/SF. ACT parenting program was administered on ACT treatment group for 8 sessions and each session consisted of 3 hours. Data were collected from 32 subjects in the ACT treatment group and 38 in the control group. Through repeated-measures ANOVA, results showed significant changes of parenting related variables. And through MEMORE, acceptance behavior had a significant mediational effect on parenting sense of competence, and self-compassion and mindful attention awareness had significant mediational effect on parenting stress and parental acceptance. Finally the therapeutic role of process variables on parenting related variables and also the significance and limitations of this research, as well as implications for future research, is discussed.

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