The Effectiveness of Treatment Based on Acceptance and Commitment to the Psychological Well-Being of Mothers of ADHD Children

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Azam Sadat Mousavi Tabeshian ¹ , Heman Mahmoudfakheh ²

1 - Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University,

Received: 2017-06-28 Accepted : 2017-07-14 Published : 2017-08-23

Keywords: psychological well-being, Acceptance and commitment-based therapy, mothers of children with ADHD,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment to the psychological well-being of mothers of ADHD children. Methodology: The present study was a quasi-experimental study of pre-test-post-test designs with a control group. In a quasi-experimental study, 20 mothers referring to the nesting center in Mahabad in 2016 were selected by convenience sampling method and the experimental group (n = 10) and the control group (n = 10) were replaced. The intervention group received training with acceptance and commitment-based therapy and the control group did not receive training. The research tool was Reef Psychological Welfare Questionnaire (1989). Data analysis was performed using covariance analysis using SPSS software. Findings: The results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment was effective on the psychological well-being of mothers of ADHD children.  Also, acceptance-based therapy and commitment to all subscales of psychological well-being have been significant (P <0.05) except for autonomy subscales and positive relationships. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, acceptance and commitment-based therapy can be used to increase the psychological well-being of mothers of ADHD children.