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Effect of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Training on Parents' Attitudes towards parenting, Improving the Parent –Child Relationship and Empathy Capacity

The Effectiveness of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Training on Parents' Attitudes towards parenting, Improving the Parent –Child Relationship and Empathy Capacity in parents of Children Aged 3-5 year with Emotional-Behavioral Problems

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20260523069498N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2026-05-28
Start date
2026-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Condition 1: Attitudes towards parenting. Condition 2: Parent –Child Relationship. Condition 3: Empathy Capacity.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This group will receive Nonviolent Communication training, an 8-session structured training program for parents, during which parents are taught the basic principle

Sponsors

Islamic Azad University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a child between the ages of 3 and 5 Obtaining a score above the cutoff point on the Child Emotional-Behavioral Problems Screening Questionnaire Having at least a high school education to understand and respond to self-report questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participating in a similar training or psychotherapy course A child with severe behavioral disorders and receiving a clinical diagnosis The participant's parent has psychiatric-like disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Parents' Attitudes towards parenting. Timepoint: Parents' attitudes towards parenting were measured once before the intervention began and a second time, after two months of the intervention period, was measured by post-test. It is also measured in the follow-up phase one month after the post-test. Method of measurement: Shabin Parenting Attitude Questionnaire (1949).;Parent –Child Relationship. Timepoint: Parent –Child Relationship were measured once before the intervention began and a second time, after two months of the intervention period, was measured by post-test. It is also measured in the follow-up phase one month after the post-test. Method of measurement: Pianta Parent-Child Relationship Quality Questionnaire (2011).;Empathy Capacity. Timepoint: Empathy Capacity were measured once before the intervention began and a second time, after two months of the intervention period, was measured by post-test. It is also measured in the follow-up phase one month after the post-test. Method of measurement: Kendall and Bloomfield Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (2005).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Emotional-Behavioral Problems. Timepoint: Emotional-Behavioral Problems were measured once before the intervention began and a second time, after two months of the intervention period, was measured by post-test. It is also measured in the follow-up phase one month after the post-test. Method of measurement: Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (1993).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShaghayegh Aslefallah

Islamic Azad University

4890449191@iau.ir+98 71 3229 0863

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026