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:: Volume 4, Issue 2 (Vol4 No2 Summer 2017 - 2017) ::
J Child Ment Health 2017, 4(2): 49-59 Back to browse issues page
The Effectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy on Psychological Capitals and its Dimensions among Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability
Sedighe Aghaei1 , Zahra Yousefi * 1
1- Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch
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Background and Purpose: The birth of a child with intellectual disability as a crisis can have adverse effects on mothers and place them under physical, psychological and social stress. The purpose of the research was to examine the effectiveness of quality of life therapy on psychological capitals and its dimension among mothers with children with intellectual disability.
Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test post-test design with control group. The statistical population of this study was all mothers of children with intellectual disability in Semirom in 2016. The sample consisted of 30 mothers of children with intellectual disability who were selected by convenient sampling and assigned to the experimental (15) and control group (15) randomly. The experimental group received quality of life training during nine 90-minute sessions, while the control group was on the waiting list.
Both groups were evaluated in two stages of pre-test and post-test by Psychological Capital Inventory (Lotans, 2007). For data analysis, covariance analysis was used.
Results: The results of data analysis using covariance test showed that quality of life therapy was effective on improving the psychological capital and its dimensions except optimism and resiliency (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that education based on quality of life by strengthening the mother's problem solving skills and encouraging them to positive thinking improve the mental health indicators.
Keywords: Psychological capitals, quality of life therapy, mothers of children with intellectual disability
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Accepted: 2017/08/30 | Published: 2017/08/30
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Aghaei S, Yousefi Z. The Effectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy on Psychological Capitals and its Dimensions among Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability . J Child Ment Health 2017; 4 (2) :49-59
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Volume 4, Issue 2 (Vol4 No2 Summer 2017 - 2017) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه سلامت روان کودک Quarterly Journal of Child Mental Health
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