Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapy on Psychological Capital in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This study aimed to investigate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on the psychological capital of mothers with children with an autism spectrum disorder. This research is methodically classified as experimental research and had a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders in medical and rehabilitation centers in Semnan in ۲۰۱۸. Twenty mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder were selected as the research sample by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to the experimental (n = ۱۰) and control (n = ۱۰) groups. Initially, both groups were evaluated by an autism questionnaire. Then, the intervention program based on acceptance and commitment was performed in ۱۰ sessions of ۴۵ minutes and ۲ times a week by the researcher on the experimental group. While the control group did not receive such intervention. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment has improved the psychological capital of mothers.

کلیدواژه ها:

Autism spectrum Disorder ، Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ، Psychological capital