تعطیلات نوروز ۱۴۰۴-ضمن آرزوی قبولی طاعات و عبادات و همچنین تبریک فرارسیدن بهار و شروع سال جدید، به اطلاع میرساند این نشریه از تاریخ ۲۸ اسفندماه ۱۴۰۳ لغایت ۱۵ فروردین ۱۴۰۴ تعطیل می باشد.
1- Master's student clinical psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran
2- Assistant professor Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University,Tehran, Iran
3- Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, University of Science and Technology, Mazandaran, Iran
4- Master's student General psychology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran
2- Assistant professor Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University,Tehran, Iran
3- Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, University of Science and Technology, Mazandaran, Iran
4- Master's student General psychology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran
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Background & Objective:
Autism spectrum disorder is one of the neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood that causes a lot of pressure and psychological tension in the family. Autism spectrum disorder directly and indirectly affects family members. This disorder can cause problems in various areas of communication, social behavior, and health for the family. The mothers of these children face different challenges that expose them to negative psychological and emotional consequences. Research evidence shows that mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities experience a higher rate of mental health problems compared to other mothers. The mental health of mothers with autistic children is crucial because it affects their ability to adapt to the presence of a disabled child in the family. Some evidence suggests that not all mothers have an equal influence. In other words, the ability of mothers to successfully respond to the problems of their children with autism is significantly different. Effective factors in families' resistance to stressful factors, including moderating factors such as resilience and the ability to withstand distress, should be considered. The present study aimed to assess the impact of logotherapy on the resilience and distress tolerance of mothers with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Methods:
This study utilized a semi-experimental approach with a pre-test-post-test design involving both experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the Research consisted of all mothers with children aged 3-15 years with autism spectrum disorder in Babol city who were under the supervision of the welfare department of that city. With the available sampling method, 30 eligible people were assigned randomly to two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. Entry and exit criteria were considered. The tools used in the Research included a resilience scale (Connor and Davidson, 2003) and a distress tolerance questionnaire (Simons and Gaher, 2005). The reliability of the resilience scale was determined. the help of Cronbach's alpha coefficient equal to 0.87. The reliability alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.89 and the validity of the scale is 0.41 to 0.64 using the correlation method of each item with the total category score. The alpha coefficient for the whole distress tolerance scale is 0.82. In Iran, the Cronbach's alpha of this questionnaire was reported as 0.67 and the test-retest reliability coefficient for the entire scale was reported as 0.81. Data analysis was done using analysis of covariance in SPSS version 18 software(α=0/05).
Results:
The findings of the research showed that after removing the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference in the resilience variable between the two experimental and control groups in the post-test; Therefore, meaning therapy was effective on the resilience of mothers with autistic children, and considering the eta square, it can be said that 63% of these changes in mothers' resilience were due to the intervention and meaning therapy program. .(p>0/05).Also, the results showed that after removing the pre-test, there was a significant difference in the distress tolerance variable between the two experimental and control groups in the post-test; Therefore, meaning therapy was effective on the distress tolerance of mothers with autistic children, and considering the eta square, it can be said that 76% of these changes in mothers' distress tolerance were due to the intervention and meaning therapy program. The statistical power of 0.99 shows that the sample size was sufficient to investigate this hypothesis)p>0/05(.
Conclusion:
In general, it can be said that with logotherapy training, the resilience and distress tolerance of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder increases. Therefore, it is suggested that experts, along with other counseling methods, also take help from this educational program in counseling parents.
Autism spectrum disorder is one of the neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood that causes a lot of pressure and psychological tension in the family. Autism spectrum disorder directly and indirectly affects family members. This disorder can cause problems in various areas of communication, social behavior, and health for the family. The mothers of these children face different challenges that expose them to negative psychological and emotional consequences. Research evidence shows that mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities experience a higher rate of mental health problems compared to other mothers. The mental health of mothers with autistic children is crucial because it affects their ability to adapt to the presence of a disabled child in the family. Some evidence suggests that not all mothers have an equal influence. In other words, the ability of mothers to successfully respond to the problems of their children with autism is significantly different. Effective factors in families' resistance to stressful factors, including moderating factors such as resilience and the ability to withstand distress, should be considered. The present study aimed to assess the impact of logotherapy on the resilience and distress tolerance of mothers with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Methods:
This study utilized a semi-experimental approach with a pre-test-post-test design involving both experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the Research consisted of all mothers with children aged 3-15 years with autism spectrum disorder in Babol city who were under the supervision of the welfare department of that city. With the available sampling method, 30 eligible people were assigned randomly to two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. Entry and exit criteria were considered. The tools used in the Research included a resilience scale (Connor and Davidson, 2003) and a distress tolerance questionnaire (Simons and Gaher, 2005). The reliability of the resilience scale was determined. the help of Cronbach's alpha coefficient equal to 0.87. The reliability alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.89 and the validity of the scale is 0.41 to 0.64 using the correlation method of each item with the total category score. The alpha coefficient for the whole distress tolerance scale is 0.82. In Iran, the Cronbach's alpha of this questionnaire was reported as 0.67 and the test-retest reliability coefficient for the entire scale was reported as 0.81. Data analysis was done using analysis of covariance in SPSS version 18 software(α=0/05).
Results:
The findings of the research showed that after removing the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference in the resilience variable between the two experimental and control groups in the post-test; Therefore, meaning therapy was effective on the resilience of mothers with autistic children, and considering the eta square, it can be said that 63% of these changes in mothers' resilience were due to the intervention and meaning therapy program. .(p>0/05).Also, the results showed that after removing the pre-test, there was a significant difference in the distress tolerance variable between the two experimental and control groups in the post-test; Therefore, meaning therapy was effective on the distress tolerance of mothers with autistic children, and considering the eta square, it can be said that 76% of these changes in mothers' distress tolerance were due to the intervention and meaning therapy program. The statistical power of 0.99 shows that the sample size was sufficient to investigate this hypothesis)p>0/05(.
Conclusion:
In general, it can be said that with logotherapy training, the resilience and distress tolerance of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder increases. Therefore, it is suggested that experts, along with other counseling methods, also take help from this educational program in counseling parents.
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