Empowering Exceptional Children

Empowering Exceptional Children

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Intervention on Resilience, Anger Management and Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahdieh Rahmanian 1
Elham Khalil Abadi 2
Amin Rafiepoor 3
1 Department of psychology. Payame noor university. Tehran. Iran
2 Master of psychology, Department of psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate professor, Department of psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/ceciranj.2024.457238.1863
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment-based intervention on resilience, anger management, and quality of life in mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The study method was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Pakdasht city. Thirty mothers who had referred to the Pakdasht regional counseling center were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to two groups control and experimental (N=15). The research instruments included the Resilience Questionnaire (RQ), Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ), and Spielberger Anger State-Trait Expression Questionnaire (SSTEQ). The acceptance and commitment-based intervention was implemented in 8 sessions for the experimental group, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used. The results showed that the intervention based on acceptance and commitment influenced improving resilience, quality of life, and anger management in mothers (P<0.01). The results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment can be used for resilience, anger management, and quality of life in mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Keywords
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Anger Management
Resilience
Quality of Life

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 13 May 2024
  • Revise Date 19 June 2024
  • Accept Date 19 July 2024