The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on Stress Management, Problem Solving Skills of Mothers with Mentally Disabilities Children

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on stress management and problem solving skills of mothers with mentally Disabilities children aged 7 to 12 years in Najafabad. The research design was quasi-experimental and pre-test post-test with the control group. In this study, purposive sampling method was used. For this purpose, from the statistical population of this study that all mothers with mentally Disabilities children were studying in the exceptional school of Shahid Sarban 2 in Najafabad in 2016-2017, based on the inclusion and exit criteria, 30 people were selected and randomly divided into two experimental groups. And controls were replaced. The instruments used in the present study were: Standard Questionnaire of Stress Management Strategies Scale Cobain et al. (1990), Hepnopperson Problem Solving Questionnaire (1982). After applying the independent variable on the experiment group, both groups were tested again by the tests; The results were analyzed by SPSS software and analysis of covariance. The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy had an effect on increasing stress management and increasing mothers' problem-solving skills in the experimental group in the post-test phase and the changes in the experimental group were statistically significant compared to the control group (P <0.05). Treatment of stress management components such as optimism, time management, recreational activity, and relaxation has also been significant. In problem-solving skills, it has been significant in the components of tendency-avoidance and personal control style.