improving parent-child interactions in vulnerable and maltreated families with attachment video-feedback intervention: power positive parental as a moderator of treatment effects

Introduction: strained parent-child interactions in vulnerable and maltreated families, characterized by emotional distress, atypical behaviors, and lack of emotional support, can severely hinder a child's psychosocial development. this research investigated how attachment video-feedback intervention improves these interactions along with the mediating role of positive parental influence in the treatment's success.method: a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up was conducted on vulnerable families under the welfare organization's supervision in tehran and surrounding areas during the summer/fall of 2023. convenience sampling was used to select 32 participants (n=16 per group). the experimental group received four weekly 60-minute educational sessions with video broadcasts. via-is and pcr questionnaires were used for assessment. data was analyzed using spss 27 with descriptive statistics, repeated measures of covariance, mixed model analysis, kruskal-wallis h test, and bonferroni post hoc test (p<0.05).results: at follow-up, mother-child and father-child interactions were significantly different between vulnerable/maltreated families and the control group (p<0.001 and p=0.002, respectively). mother-child interactions in vulnerable/maltreated families significantly improved from post-test to follow-up (p=0.046), suggesting lasting positive effects. parental power positive was not a significant predictor of outcomes (p=0.615).conclusion: the study findings revealed that attachment video-feedback intervention had a beneficial impact on enhancing parent-child interactions in vulnerable and maltreated families. however, the presence of power-positive parents did not play a significant role in moderating this effect.