The pattern of Structural Relationships of Quality of life based on Health-Promoting Lifestyle with the Mediation of Helplessness Tolerance in Mothers with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The present study was conducted with the aim of the pattern of structural relationships of quality of life based on health-promoting lifestyle with the mediation of helplessness tolerance in mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder.Method: The research method was descriptive and correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population was all the mothers of children with autism in Bushehr who enrolled their children in exceptional schools and also had a case in Bushehr Autism Association in ۲۰۲۳. From this community, a sample of ۲۰۰ people was selected by available sampling method and answered the questionnaires on quality of life, health-promoting lifestyle and tolerance of helplessness.Results: The results of the structural equations showed that the health-promoting lifestyle (p<۰.۰۰۵; β=۰.۲۴), has a direct and positive effect on the quality of life and a direct and positive effect on the tolerance of helplessness (p<۰.۰۰۵; ۴۸/ has β=۰. Also, the health-promoting lifestyle (p<۰.۰۰۵; β=۰.۱۸) has a significant effect on the quality of life through the mediation of helplessness tolerance (P=۰.۰۵). The findings of this study can provide evidence for the development of appropriate intervention programs to increase the quality of life among mothers of children with autism through specific health-promoting behaviors.

کلیدواژه ها:

quality of life ، Health-promoting Lifestyle ، tolerance of helplessness ، autism ، mothers