The Effect of Training Family Resilience Model on Resilience and Family Functioning Download PDF

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of training family resilience model on family functioning and resilience of parents of first-grade high school students. Methods: This study has been conducted in quasi-experimental method and using pretest and posttest with control group. The study population consisted of all parents of first-grade high school students in the academic year 2016-2017 in Lamard city. 30 parents of first-grade high school students of Lamerd were selected by simple random sampling and from the list of people willing to cooperate and randomly were replaced in experimental and control groups in a way of "allocating the individual to the group". Experimental group was trained in 12 sessions based on family resilience training package, but the control group not received any intervention. Instruments used in this study consist of resiliency test of Sixbey family, and family functioning test (FAD). For data analysis, software spss21 and analysis of covariance univariate and multivariate was used. Results: The results showed that training family resilience model significantly has been effective on family functioning and resilience of parents of first-grade high school students and experimental group have shown a significant increase in the resilience and performance of the family. Conclusion: The results showed that training family resilience model is a suitable intervention method to improve resilience and function of parent family of first-grade high school students.