Comparing the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment in group and individual ways on increasing the value of life and psychological flexibility of mothers of students with special needs

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1 PhD in psychology, Farhangian University lecturer, Kermanshah

2 Rehabilitation counseling specialist, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

3 M.A, family counseling, University of Tehran, Iran

4 Senior expert in clinical psychology, psychologist at the Rehabilitation Center for Physically Disabled People of Iran Zemin, Kermanshah, Iran

5 Educational Counselor, Education Department, Bistoon District, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

Method: The present study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design and a one-month follow-up period with the control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all mothers of children with special needs referring to rehabilitation centers and students covered by exceptional education in Kermanshah city. The research sample consisted of 45 eligible mothers who were selected purposefully and randomly in two experimental groups of acceptance and commitment in a group way (15 people) and an acceptance and commitment group in an individual way (15 people) and a control group. (15 people) were placed. The value of life questionnaire (2003) and the psychological flexibility questionnaire of Dennis and Vanderwaal (2010) were used to collect data. Treatment based on acceptance and commitment in groups and individually received 8 sessions of 75 minutes once a week and no intervention was provided for the control group. The data were analyzed using the mixed covariance analysis test with repeated measures in SPSS version 26 software.
Findings: The results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment in an individual and group manner has an effect on improving the value of life and psychological flexibility (P<0.001). Also, the results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment in a group way has a greater role in improving the value of life of mothers with children with special needs than the treatment based on acceptance and commitment in an individual way, but in the variable of psychological flexibility between the treatments based on No significant difference was observed in acceptance and commitment in individual and group ways.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that both individual and group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)are effective in improving the quality of life and psychological flexibility of mothers of students with special needs.

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