The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Based on Mindfulness on personal-social adjustment and self-differentiation in mothers of children with ADHD

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy based on parent-centered mindfulness on personal-social adjustment and self-differentiation in mothers of children with ADHD in Tehran in 1399. The present study is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all mothers with hyperactive children aged 3 to 7 years in Tehran. The sample was selected by available sampling method in two groups of experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15). The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral training based on parent-centered mindfulness and the control group waited for treatment during this period. Data collection method was based on the California Standard Individual-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (Clark et al., 1953) and its differentiation (Skorn and Friedlander, 1998). Analysis of information obtained from the questionnaire was performed through SPSS23 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (independent t-test, multivariate analysis of variance). The results showed that the mean individual and social adjustment of mothers who had a child with ADHD and underwent "parent-centered mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral training" increased significantly. The results also showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy based on parent-centered mindfulness has increased differentiation in mothers of children with ADHD. Therefore, it can be concluded that cognitive behavioral therapy based on parent-centered mindfulness is effective on individual and social social adjustment of mothers and differentiation of mothers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder children.