en Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="color:#669933;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Objective</b>: Children of single parents often face challenges in attachment and resilience due to family structure and related psychosocial stressors. Effective therapeutic interventions are needed to strengthen their emotional and social development<span dir="RTL" lang="FA">.</span> This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of art-play therapy and filial therapy on attachment and resiliency among single parents&rsquo; children<span dir="RTL" lang="FA">.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Method</b>: A quasi-experimental design with three groups (two experimental and one control) and three stages (pre-test, post-test, and follow-up) was employed. The study population consisted of single parents&rsquo; children aged 6 to 12 years in Isfahan, Iran. Using purposive sampling, 54 children were selected and randomly assigned to art-play therapy, filial therapy, and control groups. The Latency Attachment Scale and Resilience Scale were used to assess the dependent variables. Both intervention groups received 10 therapy sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA<span dir="RTL" lang="FA">.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Results:</b> Findings revealed significant improvements in attachment in both intervention groups compared to the control group, as well as between the art-play therapy and filial therapy groups (p < 0.01). Similarly, significant differences were observed in resilience between the art-play therapy and filial therapy groups and the control group (p < 0.05)<span dir="RTL" lang="FA">.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Conclusion</b>: Art-play therapy and filial therapy are effective in enhancing attachment and resilience among children of single parents. Their implementation in therapeutic and educational settings can be beneficial for supporting the well-being of this vulnerable population.</span></span></span></span></span></div> Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Filial Therapy, Attachment, Resiliency, Single-Parent Children 0 0 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-51-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nasim Esteki Azad azad.psy@gmail.com 10031947532846004013 10031947532846004013 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran. Mehdi Marvi mehdi.marvi5@gmail.com 10031947532846004014 0005-0009-3453-1613 No Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Zeinab Ghaffari S.ghaffari638@gmail.com 10031947532846004015 0009-0009-2861-0058 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.