| Abstrakt: |
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of a psychoeducation program for mothers of preschoolers on mothers' perceptions of self-efficacy and communication with their children. The study group was created by mothers who have children ages 4 to 6 in Selçuklu district of Konya province. Pretest-posttest, control group semi-experimental pattern was used. A needs analysis form was applied to determine the mothers who would participate in the study. As a result of the needs analysis, 20 volunteer mothers who needed an educational program and could participate in the training program formed the experimental group. The control group consisted of 20 mothers. The training program consists of 10 sessions of 90 minutes each. The data for the research were collected by the Personal Information Form, the Parent-Child Communication Evaluation Tool (ABÇİDA), and the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale. Non-parametric analyses were used. In the study, it has been concluded that the applied psychoeducation program increased sub-dimensions of communication consisting of speech, listening, and empathy; also, it has been concluded that it has a significant effect on the development of self-efficacy perceptions consisting of the sub-dimensions of interest, discipline, and participation. By contrast, mothers' messages and nonverbal communication and the care and health subdimensions of parental self-efficacy were not affected. In line with the results obtained from the research, recommendations for research and implementation have been developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
