PMID- 28904599 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1841-0413 (Print) IS - 1841-0413 (Electronic) IS - 1841-0413 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Aug TI - The Effectiveness of a Parent-Training Program for Promoting Cognitive Performance in Preschool Children. PG - 519-531 LID - 10.5964/ejop.v13i3.1381 [doi] AB - The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent training program for promoting cognitive performance of young children through enriching the parent-child interactions among mothers of preschool-aged children in Mashhad, Iran. A total of 29 couples of mothers and their children were assigned to an experimental group (n = 16 couples) and a control group (n = 13 couples). Mothers in the experimental group participated in 12 weekly sessions and were trained how to enrich their daily parent-child interactions as such. Children's cognitive performance was assessed by three subscales of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). The results of the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) indicated a significant difference between the experimental and control group. The findings support the effectiveness of the parent training program for enhancing cognitive performance in preschoolers. FAU - Vahidi, Elahe AU - Vahidi E AD - Department of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. FAU - Aminyazdi, Amir AU - Aminyazdi A AD - Department of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. FAU - Kareshki, Hossein AU - Kareshki H AD - Department of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170831 PL - Germany TA - Eur J Psychol JT - Europe's journal of psychology JID - 101638700 PMC - PMC5590534 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cognitive performance OT - parent training program OT - parent-child interactions OT - preschool children COIS- Competing Interests: None of the authors of this paper has a competing interest, financial or otherwise, in any of the programs or interventions included in this review. EDAT- 2017/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/15 06:01 PMCR- 2017/08/31 CRDT- 2017/09/15 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/15 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ejop.v13i3.1381 [pii] AID - 10.5964/ejop.v13i3.1381 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Eur J Psychol. 2017 Aug 31;13(3):519-531. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v13i3.1381. eCollection 2017 Aug.