Comparison of resilience, responsibility and happiness between mothers with autistic children and without autistic children in Tabriz

Elnaz shahedi¹ Dr.Mortaza azizi²

IOI Code : XDDC-FAEBE
Publication : 1th National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents (cpcauma.ir)
Abstract :
    Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the happiness, responsibility and resilience of mothers of autistic children and mothers of normal children in Tabriz. This research is a causal-comparative research. The statistical population of this study includes all mothers with autistic children referred to autism centers in Tabriz and mothers of healthy children in Tabriz in 1399. The sample consisted of 50 mothers with autistic children and 50 mothers without autistic children who were selected by the available method. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire and CPI-RE Responsibility Questionnaire were used to measure variables. To analyze the obtained data, data analysis using SPSS software using mean and standard deviation and Pearson correlation inferential method was used. Findings showed that happiness, resilience and responsibility of mothers of children with autism are significantly less than mothers of normal children.

Keywords : happiness resilience responsibility autism