Effectiveness of Excitement Regulation Program by Emotional Schematic Therapy Method on Distress Tolerance and Empowerment of Mothers with Autistic Children
Subject Areas : psychologyناصر یوسفی 1 , آرمان عزیزی 2 , مسعود صادقی 3 , غفار نصیری هانیس 4 , لقمان باجلانی 5 , پیمان خورشیدی 6 , سیده سمیره حسینی 7
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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an emotion regulation pro gram using emotional schema therapy on distress tolerance and empowerment of mothers of children with autistic disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and a control group. The statistical population of this study included all mothers of children with autism disorder in Isfahanin. Sampling was done through available sampling method, and forty people were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. The independent variable of the emotion regulation training program based on Leahy's emotional schema therapy method was administered, in 8 sessions for the experimental group. The distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and Family Empowerment Scale (FES) were the instruments of the study. For data analysis, analysis of covariance was used. The results indicated that an emotion regulation training program based on Leahy's emotional schema therapy improved the empowerment and distress tolerance in mothers of children with autistic disorder (P<0.01)
