Somayeh Panahpouri; Sara Arshi
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Background: One of the most stressful experiences for any family is managing a child with a disability, disorder, or chronic illness. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on psychological flexibility and resilience among mothers with ...
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Background: One of the most stressful experiences for any family is managing a child with a disability, disorder, or chronic illness. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on psychological flexibility and resilience among mothers with autistic children in Shiraz.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a control group. The statistical population of the present study included mothers with autistic children referring to the autism community in Shiraz city at 1398. According to the semiexperimental design and the criteria for research, a sample of 36 patients (each group of 18) was selected randomly. Samples were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of “acceptance and commitment therapy”. The instrument for collecting information included the Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire (CFI) and Connor & Davidson Resilience Questionnaire. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using covariance.Results: The results showed that Commitment-based Therapy is effective in increasing the mental flexibility and resilience of mothers of children with autism (P=0.001).Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in improving the mental health of mothers with childhood autism.
Sara Arshi
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Background: This study aimed to predict social adjustment based on the ability to solve social problems and self-compassion in adolescents.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The statistical population of this study includes all high school students in Shiraz in 2018. The statistical sample consisted ...
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Background: This study aimed to predict social adjustment based on the ability to solve social problems and self-compassion in adolescents.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The statistical population of this study includes all high school students in Shiraz in 2018. The statistical sample consisted of 800 students (400 girls and 400 boys) selected by random cluster sampling. The author used questionnaires of the California Social Adjustment Test, Self-Compassion Scale, and Short Form of Social Problem-Solving Questionnaire (SPSI-R: SF) to collect information from the sample group.
Results: There is a positive and significant relationship between social adjustment and the ability to solve social problems (r = 0.23, P <0.01). Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between social adjustment and self-compassion (r = 0.017, P <0.01). Regression coefficients indicate that problem-solving ability (P = 0.34) and self-compassion (P = 0.30) can positively and significantly predict social adjustment and problem-solving ability has a stronger role in explaining social adjustment than self-compassion.
Conclusion: Problem-solving training was used as an effective way to create general, emotional, social, and educational adjustment of adolescents. People who have a high problem-solving ability can control their stress in normal and stressful situations.
