The Comparison of Personality Traits and Mother- Child Relationship between Mothers Having Autistic and Normal Children

The Present research aimed to compare the comparison personality traits (neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness) and mother- child relationship (acceptance, overprotection, over indulgence, rejec - tion) between mothers having autistic and normal children. 50 mothers with autistic children and 50 mothers of normal children in Tehran. Methodology was ex-post facto. Data were collected by questionnaires of NEO-FFI and MCRE AND analyzed through T-student test. The results showed that personality trait of neuroticism, relationship styles of rejection, over indulgence, overprotection in mothers with autistic children significantly were higher than mothers of normal children (P<0.01). Other personality traits and relationship style of acceptance significantly were less than mothers of normal children (P<0.01). The results provide some evidence that have an autistic child increase level of stress and anxiety in mothers, which gradually reduces the desired function of mothers and intensity personality trait of neuroticism and inefficient relationship styles in mothers. Therefore, it is suggested that functioning of mothers with autistic children in psycho educational packages for prevention and treatment should be considered.