The effectiveness of stress-emotion management skills training on quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers’ children with autism spectrum disorder

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress-emotion management skills training on quality of life and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. This study was an experimental study with a pretest-posttest-follow-up plan with a control group. The statistical Society was all mothers of children (a both 3500 cases) with autism spectrum disorder in Iran Autism Association in Tehran, from which 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 cases in each group). Garnefski Cognitive Emotional Regulation(2001) and Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF)(1991) Questionnaires were used to collect data. Mixed multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data with respect to defaults. The mothers' promotion program (ramezanlo, 1399) was implemented in 7 two-hour sessions for the experimental group. The results showed that the scores of negative emotion regulation strategies decreased in the experimental group compared to the control group, but in positive emotion regulation strategies and quality of life in the components (mental health and social relationships) increased significantly (P <0.01).,in the follow up step lasting effect was seen. Due to the effectiveness of mothers' promotion program (stress-emotion management), improving the quality of life and using effective strategies to regulate the emotions of mothers of autistic children, this package can be used as a psychological intervention.