The effect of teaching positive thinking skills based on spiritual resources and religious beliefs on resilience and psychological well-being of mothers with autistic children

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Abdollah rashidzadea ¹ , Mansor Beyrami ² , Toraj Touraghashemi ³ , Mirmahmod mirnasab ⁴

1 - PhD. student, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology. Tabriz University . Tabriz - Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology. Tabriz University . Tabriz - Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology. Tabriz University . Tabriz - Iran.

Received: 2019-03-03 Accepted : 2019-05-25 Published : 2019-05-22

Keywords: psychological well-being, Teaching positive thinking skills, Spiritual resources and religious beliefs, Resilience, autism,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of teaching positive thinking skills based on spiritual resources and religious beliefs on resilience and psychological well-being of mothers with autistic children. The method of this research was quasi-experimental using a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population in this study consisted of all mothers with autistic children who referred to welfare centers in Tabriz in 1995. 30 people were selected by available sampling method. The instruments used in the study were the Reef Psychological Well-Being Scale and Richard Sonn's Fertility. Data obtained from research questionnaires were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance.

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