The Effectiveness of the Three Stones Jumping Program (S.S.T.P) Directed at Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Reducing Behavioral Problems among their Children Enrolled in Special Education Centers According to the Variables of Family Size and Mother’s Educational Level

Authors

Daree. Abu-HarbFollow
Nadia Al-SrourFollow

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effect of the Stepping Stone Triple P (SSTP) directed at mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder enrolled in special education centers in reducing the behavioral problems of their children, attributed to the variables of the educational level of the mother and the size of the family members. The study used the quasi-experimental approach. The sample of the study consisted of (30) mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder who were enrolled in one of the special education centers in the capital Amman, and they were divided into (15) mothers for the control group and (15) for the experimental group

The Kruskal-Wallis Test was adopted to extract the results of the study, and the results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences in reducing behavioral problems attributable to the variable of the mother's educational level and the significance value of the dimensional scale was (.001), which is less than the level of significance (0.05), which means that there are Statistically significant differences and the impact of the program (SSTP) in reducing behavioral problems in favor of mothers who hold a university degree, and the results indicated that there are statistically significant differences in reducing behavioral problems according to family size, as the significance value of the dimensional scale was (.097), which is less than. The level of significance (.05), this means that there are statistical differences and the effect of the program (SSTP) in reducing behavioral problems and it came in favor of the family that consisted of four and more members, and the study indicated that there are no statistically significant differences according to the size of the family in reducing the typical behavior and activity behavior Overload and distraction

Recommended Citation

Abu-Harb, Daree. and Al-Srour, Nadia (2022) "The Effectiveness of the Three Stones Jumping Program (S.S.T.P) Directed at Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Reducing Behavioral Problems among their Children Enrolled in Special Education Centers According to the Variables of Family Size and Mother’s Educational Level," Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات: Vol. 23: Iss. 2, Article 35.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jpu/vol23/iss2/35