parent training based on the choice theory: analysis of its impact on mothers’ sense of self-efficacy and their conflicts with their daughters

Background: this research aimed to study the effectiveness of “parent training based on the choice theory” on the mother- daughter conflicts and increasing mothers’ sense of self-efficacy. methods: the quasi-experimental method was used to examine the research variables. the research population included a group of mothers of the students who were in sixth to ninth grade at nure narges school in region 5 of tehran. the parent- adolescent conflict questionnaire (teen’s papers) was used to assess the frequency and intensity of the conflict. a group of 24 volunteer mothers whose daughters had reported the most conflicts with their mothers was randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. both groups filled the parent- adolescent conflict questionnaire. the experimental group were trained parenting skills based on the choice theory for 8 sessions, while the control group were not trained. finally, both groups answered the questionnaire again. they also answered the questionnaires three months later, as a follow-up. multivariate analysis of covariance was used for data analysis. results: the results showed a significant difference between the scores of the experimental and control groups. conclusions: parent trainings based on the choice theory can improve the mother-daughter relationship, increase the mother’s sense of self-efficacy and reduce the mother-daughter conflicts significantly.