M.A. Thesis:

the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on parent-child relationship between father and son in middle school students of esfarain

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness Group training on acceptance and commitment therapy of a parent-child relationship quality on the student boys of the 11th grade Esfarayn city. The statistical population of this study includes all male students of the eleventh grade school of Esfarayne city in the academic year2016-2017. The method of this semi-experimental study was pre-test, post-test, and control group. For this purpose, 30 fathers who had a score of less than 48 in the Parent-Child Relationship Survey (PCRS) Fine M. A., Moreland J. R., Schwebel A. I 1979 (pre-test) They were selected by cluster sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control (15 people). The experimental group received a Group training on acceptance and commitment therapy for 8 sessions of 90 days per week for 2 months. Then, from both groups, the post-test was taken. Data needed for research were obtained using Fine's parent-child relationship scales Data were collected using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage) and Inferential statistics were analyzed using SPSS (version 22) using covariance test. The results show that group learning of acceptance and commitment has re-established the quality of the relationship between fathers and boys

Keywords: adolescent boys, parent-child relationship, acceptance and commitment therapy