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IJPN 2020, 8(5): 34-41 Back to browse issues page
Comparison of decision-making styles, cognitive-emotional regulation and social adjustment in mothers with autistic children and mothers with normal children
Hamidreza Pornoshadi , Zahra Moradi , Hasanali Veiskarami * , Fouzieh Parvizian
Lorestan University , veiskaramihasan4@gmail.com
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Introduction: Having a child with autism is a stressful situation for family members, which can lead to a variety of psychological problems in the family members of these children. The aim of this study was to compare decision-making styles, cognitive-emotional regulation and social adjustment in mothers with autistic children and mothers with normal children in Khorramabad.
Methods: The present study is a comparative method based on causal method. The statistical population of the present study is all mothers with autistic children and mothers with normal children in the academic year of 2019-2020, whose children are in the age range of 7 to 11 years. The census method and the number of mothers with normal children were selected by random sampling method. The research tools were Scott and Brucechr('39')s decision-making style questionnaires, Gross and Jenchr('39')s cognitive-emotional regulation, and Bellchr('39')s social adjustment questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate and single-variance analysis by SPSS software version 19.
Results: Data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between different types of decision-making styles, cognitive-emotional regulation and social adjustment of mothers with autistic children and mothers with normal children (p <0.001).
Conclusion: According to the research results, it can be said that mothers with autism have more failures in decision making, emotional regulation and social adjustment than mothers with normal children.
Keywords: Autism, Cognitive-Emotional Regulation, Social Adjustment, Decision-Making Styles
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/05/5 | Accepted: 2020/11/30 | Published: 2020/11/30 | ePublished: 2020/11/30


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