The Effectiveness of Group Mindfulness Training on Psychological Well-being and Emotion Regulation and Resiliency on Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Primary School in Isfahan

The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of group mindfulness training on psychological well-being, emotion regulation and resiliency of mothers of children with intellectual disability in Esfahan city. This research has an applied approach and quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test. The sample size includes 60 mothers of children with intellectual disability that were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (each group consisted of 20 mothers). Experimental group received Mindfulness training. Research tools consisted of Resiliency Questionnaire, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Psychological well-being Questionnaire. Analyzing of data is performed by Analysis of Covariance. Results determined that Mindfulness training has significant effects on psychological well-being, emotion regulation and resiliency of mothers of children with intellectual disability (p≤0/001). The findings of study showed that Mindfulness training has influenced psychological well-being, emotion regulation and resiliency of mothers and it can be used to enhance mothers' well-being and mental health.