جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « autism » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mind awareness of depression and psychological flexibility of mothers with children with autism. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all mothers who were referred to the autism center in Ray City in 1402. The statistical sample consisted of 30 mothers who were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Data collection tools included Beck's depression questionnaires (1979, BDI-II) and Dennis and Vanderwaal's (2010, CFI) psychological flexibility. The experimental group underwent cognitive therapy based on mindfulness for 8 sessions (90 minutes), while the control group did not participate in any session. The research data was analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance at a significance level of 0.05. Data analysis showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the post-test mean of depression and psychological flexibility in the two experimental and control groups at the level of 0.05. As a result, the method of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used to reduce depression and increase the flexibility of mothers with autistic children.

Autism disorder as a neuro-developmental disorder is always associated with weaknesses in memory and mental retention in children with this disorder. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the effectiveness of computer-based cognitive intervention on explicit and implicit memory and ability. Mental maintenance was performed in children with autism. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all the children with autism disorder in 2023 to the medical centers in Tehran. Among them, 30 children were purposefully selected and randomly placed in two experimental groups (15) and control (15). Computer-based cognitive intervention was given individually in 10 sessions of 50 minutes during four weeks on the experimental group. Done. Accomplished. If the control group did not receive any intervention in the field of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation. Research tools included open and latent memory tests and mental fluid maintenance task. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis tests in SPSS version 26 software. The results showed that computer-based cognitive intervention was significant in improving explicit and implicit memory and mental maintenance in children with autism (p<0.001). Considering that one of the most important goals of education and rehabilitation of children with autism is their cognitive improvement. The use of computer-based cognitive intervention will be useful for improving their explicit and implicit memory and their ability to keep their minds.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of combined compassion-focused therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on Adherence to treatment and Parenting Stress in mothers of autistic children in Khomeinishahr city in 2023. The research was semi-experimental in the form of pre-test-post-test with a control group. In this research, the purposeful sampling method was used, and from the statistical population, which consisted of all mothers with autistic children in Khomeinishahr, whose children were being educated at the Sarai Pakan center, 30 people were selected based on the inclusion criteria and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. The tools were Parental Stress Questionnaire (PSI) (Abidin, 2018) and Adherence to treatment Questionnaire (Madanlu, 2012). After the pre-test, the experimental group was trained in 10 sessions of 90 minutes. Then, both groups were re-evaluated; The results were analyzed with spss software and covariance method. The results showed that the implemented treatment had an effect on the Adherence to treatment and parental tension in the post-test stage and the changes in the experimental group were statistically significant compared to the control group. (P<0.05) Also, the treatment was effective on the components of adherence to the treatment, integration with life, commitment to treatment and resourcefulness in the implementation of the treatment, and also on the components of parental stress, except relations with spouse, competence, depression, social isolation and reinforcement have been significant.

This study aimed to investigate and to deeply understand challenges of mothers with autism children in the encountering of Covid-19 epidemic. The current study applies qualitative method. Purposive sampling and information saturating criteria is utilized in this study. Data were gathered on semi-structured depth interviews in 2022 year with fourteen mothers who had had an autism child in Tehran. The trustworthiness of this study was evaluated by peer reviews and group member checks. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Challenges of mothers were categorized in five main themes and Seventeen sub themes. Main themes include: The cycle of failure, increased symptoms of the disorder, increased roles and more resentment of the mother, lacks of support and pressure of Corona etiquette were the causes of stress and aggravation of maternal problems. This research showed that a family with child autism involves severely financial costs and they have to spend a lot of time and energy. family members suffer from annoying child behaviors and society reactions and they even have had difficulty in doing routine. In addition, Challenges related with covid-19 pandemic including Hygienic protocols and quarantine restrictions have made the situation worse than before. Therefore, seeing the special needs of families with autism children in social policy, providing services of psycho-social support for this group of families in the face of crises, raising public awareness about autism and developing social services to reduce problem is essential for promoting family resilience.

Having a member with an autism spectrum disorder in the family creates a wide range of challenges and problems for the family members. The present study was conducted with the aim of discovering the thematic network of challenges and communication problems of families that have children with autism spectrum disorder. The research method was a qualitative approach with a thematic analysis method. The statistical population was families with autistic children (7 to 18 years old) in Isfahan city (240 families), eighteen families participated in the research. Participants were selected by purposeful sampling method. A depth semi-structured interview was used for collecting information. The results revealed 675 initial codes, 23 basic themes, five organizing themes, and one global theme. The extracted organizing themes were: social, personal, related to interaction with the child, lack of time and within the family issues. The global theme was also identified as the culture of avoiding autism. This research showed that pursuing an approach that encourages more acceptance of autism in the community can be the first step for improving the environment of destigmatization and reducing the culture of avoiding autistic individuals. In addition, cultural programs help raise awareness about autism and developmental disorders and also, could help to connect the families with early intervention resources

This study's aim was to compare the effectiveness of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy and schema therapy on depression and anxiety in mothers with autistic children.

The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up group for three months and the statistical population included all mothers of autistic children in educational and rehabilitation centers in Tehran in 2020. 45 people were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (15 people in each group). Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy sessions and schema therapy were held in 12 sessions of 60 minutes, individually, one session per week. Subjects completed Beck Depression Inventory (1996) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (1998) in the pre-test-post-test and follow-up stages. The data of the present study were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results showed that both intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy and schema therapy had reduced depression and anxiety compared to the control group and this effect was stable in follow-up (P<0.01). But intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy has further reduced depression compared to schema therapy. In contrast, the effect of the two treatments on anxiety at the level (P> 0.05) was not significant.

It was concluded that intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy is a more effective method to reduce depression in mothers with children with autism compared to schema therapy.

The present research was conducted with the aim of designing and compiling a combined program based on the theory of mind method and the flortime method and its effectiveness on social-communication skills and stereotyped behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder.

The present research method is mixed (qualitative-quantitative) of sequential exploratory type. In the qualitative part with the approach of inductive content analysis, socio-statistics included all the valid scientific sources and articles indexed and related in the databases, and theoretical sampling and the saturation rule were used. In the quantitative part, the population of this research was all children aged 2 to 5 years with autism spectrum disorder who referred to Autism Center of Rafsanjan, who were willing to cooperate and participate in the meetings on behalf of themselves and their families. The sample included 5 children aged 2 to 5 years with autism spectrum disorder. These people were selected by purposeful sampling and investigated in a single-group study with a single-subject design. The research tool was Gilliam Gazer's (1994) questionnaire.

The results of the qualitative part of the research led to the development of a 12-session combined therapy package based on the theory of mind method and flortime method. The results of the quantitative part showed that the combined training method based on the theory of mind method and the flortime method had an effect on the social-communication skill components with an improvement percentage between 25 and 55%. The theory of mind method and the Flortime method have had an effect on the scores of stereotyped behaviors with a recovery percentage between 14 and 46%.

The conceptual model of the combined program based on the theory of mind method and the flortime method was developed based on the dimension of communication skills, the dimension of motor speech skills, the dimension of interpersonal skills and social interaction, and the dimension of emotion recognition. The results showed that the teaching method of the combined program based on the theory of mind method and the flortime method had an effect on social-communication skills and stereotyped behaviors.

The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting life satisfaction based on resilience, coping styles and acceptance of sick children in parents with children with autism.

In terms of method, the current research was an applied and descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of this research included all families with autistic children in Qom province in 1400 and the statistical sample of this research was 108 households. Sampling was done as available. Data collection tools were Diener et al.'s life satisfaction questionnaires (1985), Connor and Davidson's resilience scale (2003), coping strategies of Lazarus and Folkman's (1984), and the questionnaire of Hamilton,I. McCubbin et al. (1991)for coping with child's illness by parents,. (1991). Data were analyzed using regression method by SPSS 25 software.

The results showed that there are significant relationships between the research variables at the 0.95% confidence level, and resilience, coping styles and acceptance of the child's illness predicted 0.18% of the changes related to life satisfaction.

Based on the research findings, life satisfaction is affected by resilience, coping styles and acceptance of sick children by parents.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis training on social anxiety and aggression in children with autism in Zahedan city. This research is practical in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of execution method with a pre-test-post-test design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this research includes all children with autism spectrum disorder in the age range of 8 to 12 years who refer to treatment centers and rehabilitation clinics in Zahedan city, using the available sampling method, 8 children with autism spectrum disorder as Statistical samples were selected from the target population and were randomly divided into 2 equal groups (including an experimental group and a control group). Data collection was done by holding practical behavior analysis training sessions and also presenting Connor's social anxiety questionnaire and children's hostility and aggression questionnaire (proactive/reactive). The obtained data were analyzed using levene, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and covariance tests. The results indicated the significant effect of applied behavior analysis training in reducing social anxiety and aggression in children with autism in Zahedan city. Therefore, in the field of treatment and education, it is possible to benefit from applied behavior analysis according to its nature and function. 

One of the important variables in relation to parents with autistic children is savoring beliefs. savoring beliefs are considered as components of mental health and have a direct correlation and relationship with psychological well-being. Researches show that parents of autistic children are exposed to all kinds of physical and mental injuries, for this reason, identifying, growing and expanding favorable beliefs to prevent injuries and improve mental health in this group of parents seems necessary. In Iran, so far, no valid tool has been reported to measure savoring beliefs in parents of children with autism.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the factor structure of the savoring beliefs questionnaire among parents of children with autism.

The method of the present research was applied in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of the nature of the data. The statistical population of the research included all parents with autistic children in schools and autism associations in the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Shahriar and Hashtgerd in 2022. The sampling method was accessible of targeted type and the statistical sample of the research included 321 people (248 women and 73 men) from parents of children with autism. To collect information, the questionnaire of savoring beliefs (Bryant, 2003) and psychological well-being (Ryff, 1980) were used. Data analysis was also done with confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficient using SPSS25 and AMOS24 software.

The results of the present study showed that each of the items in the questionnaire has the necessary power to measure the components of savoring beliefs (anticipation, enjoying the moment and remembering) and each of the components has an acceptable power to measure the general factor of savoring beliefs. Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the three components of prediction, enjoyment of the moment and recall in the savoring beliefs questionnaire were calculated as 0.89, 0.91 and 0.84, respectively. Based on this, it can be said that the items of each of the components of the savoring beliefs questionnaire have an acceptable internal consistency.

According to the findings, it seems that the Iranian version of the savoring beliefs questionnaire is a valid scale for measuring attitudes regarding the ability to enjoy positive experiences, whether in anticipation, enjoyment of the moment, or recall. Also, this questionnaire has suitable psychometric properties for use in research activities and clinical work.

social cognition checklist- parent form has been designed assess mind reading skill across childhood. The aim of this study was development and investigate the psychometric characteristics of social cognition check list (SASHA).

the research design was descriptive correlational research based on psychometric analysis. The social cognition checklist consists of 44 statement was carried out on 492 children aged 3 t0 12 years old through random multi- stage cluster sampling in Tehran. for analysis of data, the confirmatory factor analysis was used.

the results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three factors of the checklist. The results of the correlation coefficient provided evidence of the convergent validity of the social cognition checklist with theory of mind quotient. The reliability of the checklist was measured by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the correlation of the subscales with the total score of the checklist. Cronbach’s alpha for subscale precursor theory of mind (0/81), elementary theory of mind (0/98), advanced theory of mind (0/97) and total score was (0/98).

generally, social cognition checklist can be used as practical tool for diagnosis, screening, research and other areas of interventions. 

With the aim of achieving a method to develop and increase the social, communication, and daily life skills of independent children, the present researcher investigated the effect of the applied behavior analysis method on these children’s social and emotional skills. In terms of purpose and data acquisition, the research was applied and semi-experimental, with control and experimental groups and a covariance analysis model. This study’s statistical population consisted of 48 volunteer boys aged 4 to 11 years old who resided in Tehran between 2020 and 2021. Of this population, 24 boys were selected and assigned to two control and experimental groups (12 individuals in each group). For data collection, the Social and Emotional Skills Questionnaire for Preschoolers (KIST) was utilized. Individually, the applied behavior analysis program was administered to the experimental group in 8 one-hour sessions twice per week. Using SPSS-24 software and multivariate covariance analysis, the data were analyzed. The results demonstrated that the applied behavior analysis program improved the social and communication skills of bereaved children as well as their day-to-day functioning (p<0.05). The effects of the applied behavior analysis program on the social and affective skills of the children were stable and stable in the follow-up phase, whereas the communication skills decreased compared to the post-test.

This study was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of group acceptance and commitment therapy upon perceived social support and social adjustment of mothers of children diagnosed with autism in Dezful in 2019. This quasi-experimental research had a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population of the study comprised all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Dezful from among whom 30 individuals were selected through purposive sampling method and based on inclusion criteria. The subjects were randomly put into two groups of experimental (N=15) and control (N=15). The experimental group received the intervention in eight 90-minute sessions and the control group remained on the waiting list. The research instruments included Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) and the Adjustment Inventory (Bell, 1962). Data were analyzed using ANCOVA and MANCOVA. Results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in perceived social support and social adjustment at the posttest stage (p<0.001). The results indicated that ACT had a positive effect on perceived social support and social adjustment of mothers of children diagnosed with autism. Due to the use of metaphors in ACT as well as emphasis on values in this therapy, it leads to increased perceived social support and social adjustment; therefore, it is suggested that ACT be considered for mothers of children with autism spectrum.