Effectiveness of self-compassion group training on resilience of parents of autistic children in Ardabil city

The purpose of this research is the effectiveness of self-compassion group training on the resilience of parents of autistic children in Ardabil city. The current research is practical in terms of its purpose. The research method is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research is all parents of autistic children in Ardabil city in 1401. Available sampling method, 60 people were included in the study from among the qualified volunteers and they were randomly replaced in two groups of 30 people (self-compassion training and control). In order to carry out the research, referring to the welfare center and selecting the sample size with written consent and assigning them to the experimental and control groups, the research questionnaires were implemented as a group on the people present in the research. Self-compassion training was done on the intervention test groups, while the control group did not receive this training. The self-compassion-based treatment intervention program was implemented in eight 90-minute training sessions, one session a week for two and a half months. Connor and Davidson's resilience questionnaire was used to collect data. The data collected in the pre-test and post-test stages were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The findings of the research showed that in the variable of perception of individual competence (F=47.94), trust in individual instincts and tolerance of negative emotions (F=33.33), positive acceptance of change and secure relationships (F=11.12), Control (F = 12.90), spiritual effects (F = 50.32) and resilience (F = 97.53) in the post-test scores, there is a significant difference between the control and experimental groups (p>0.01).