Comparison of (EFT) Training Based on the HMT/LMG Approach and (TA) on the Differentiation and Resolving the Parent-Adolescent Conflict

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1 Ph.D. Student of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord branch. Bojnord, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused approach training based on HMT/LMG and transactional analysis in differentiating and resolving Parent-Adolescent conflict.
 
Method: A quasi-experimental design was employed with a pretest-posttest study involving two experimental groups and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population comprised all female high school students in Mashhad during the academic year 1399-1400 (12,018 people). The sample consisted of 60 students and their mothers, selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling method, and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (30 individuals each). Measures included the Child’s Attitude toward Mother Scale (CAMS), Murray Strauss conflict tactics (1990), Strauss and Skorn, and Friedlander's differentiation (1998), along with Stewart and Joines' (2009) transactional analysis training packages and Aikin and Aikin's (2017) Emotion-Focused (HMT/LMG). Both groups completed the mentioned questionnaires, after which one group received transactional analysis intervention, and the other received the HMT/LMG program. At the intervention's conclusion, both groups completed the questionnaires.
 
Results: The effect of time, group, and the time interaction in the Emotion-Focused (HMT/LMG) training group was significant for differentiation and conflict resolution compared to the transactional analysis group (p>0.001).
 
Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, the HMT/LMG program is recommended in Emotion-Focused training to enhance differentiation and resolve conflicts during adolescence.

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