mehrzad ramezanloo; Khadijeh Abolmaali Alhosseini; Fariborz Bagheri; somayeh robatmili
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress-emotion management skills training on quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. This study was an experimental study with a pretest-posttest-follow-up plan with a control group. ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress-emotion management skills training on quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. This study was an experimental study with a pretest-posttest-follow-up plan with a control group. The statistical Society was all mothers of children (a both 3500 cases) with autism spectrum disorder in Iran Autism Association in Tehran, from which 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 cases in each group). Garnefski Cognitive Emotional Regulation(2001) and Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF)(1991) Questionnaires were used to collect data. Mixed multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data with respect to defaults. The mothers' promotion program (ramezanlo, 1399) was implemented in 7 two-hour sessions for the experimental group. The results showed that the scores of negative emotion regulation strategies decreased in the experimental group compared to the control group, but in positive emotion regulation strategies and quality of life in the components (mental health and social relationships) increased significantly (P <0.01).,in the follow up step lasting effect was seen. Due to the effectiveness of mothers' promotion program (stress-emotion management), improving the quality of life and using effective strategies to regulate the emotions of mothers of autistic children, this package can be used as a psychological intervention.
mehrzad ramezanloo; Khadijeh Abolmaali Alhosseini; Fariborz Bagheri; somayeh robatmili
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder is a complex developmental condition that is associated with ongoing challenges in the child's social interaction, speech, and nonverbal communication, and affects mother-child interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of mothers’s children ...
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Autism spectrum disorder is a complex developmental condition that is associated with ongoing challenges in the child's social interaction, speech, and nonverbal communication, and affects mother-child interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of mothers’s children with autism spectrum disorder. The research method was qualitative with a descriptive phenomenological approach. The population included mothers of children with autism who had been referred to the Autism Association of Iran (in Tehran) in 1398. The sample was selected by the purposeful method and 8 mothers were examined until saturation was achieved. Data were collected by the semi-structured interview method and analyzed by Colaizzi’s seven-step method. Findings from the lived experience of mothers of children with autism were summarized in 4 main themes including the expression of conflicting emotions (positive and negative), weak psychological capital, limitations in social support networks, and effects and consequences. Also, several other sub-themes were identified. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of providing appropriate social support services for mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder. The results of this study emphasize the importance of providing appropriate social support services for mothers with children with an autism spectrum disorder. It is also recommended that psychologists and counselors focus on promoting psychological capital to improve quality of life for mothers with children with an autism spectrum disorder.