Abstract: The aim of this study was toinvestigatetheeffectiveness of behavioral training for parents in reducing parental stress and improving mental health of mothers of children with hearing impairment.This study employed a quasi-experimental study design with pretest, posttest, and a control group. Then, 24 mothers with deaf children were randomly selected by accessible sampling and assigned into two groups, the experimental group, and the control group. Research collection data tools were mental health questionnaire and parenting stress index.
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