The Effectiveness of Group Logotherapy to Improve Psychological Well-Being of Mothers with Intellectually Disabled Children

Autor/inn/en	Faramarzi, Salar; Bavali, Fatemeh
Titel	The Effectiveness of Group Logotherapy to Improve Psychological Well-Being of Mothers with Intellectually Disabled Children
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 63 (2017) 1, S.45-51 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2016.1144298
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Foreign Countries; Well Being; Mothers; Mental Health; Group Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Interpersonal Relationship; Personal Autonomy; Individual Development; Parent Child Relationship; Mother Attitudes; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Ausland; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Mother; Mutter; Psychohygiene; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Individuelle Autonomie; Individuelle Entwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mutterliebe
Abstract	Objectives: The current study aimed at examining the effectiveness of group logotherapy to enhance psychological well-being of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. Method: The methodology adopted in this study was quasi-experimental incorporating pre-test, post-test, and control group. The population comprised all mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in Bushehr City, Iran. To this end, 26 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities were chosen using multi-stage sampling and were randomly divided into two groups of 13 as experimental and control groups. To gather data, Ryff's psychological well-being inventory was employed, and then the experimental group was treated by eight sessions of logotherapy group counseling each of which lasted 90 min. There was no intervention for the control group and both groups were post-tested. Results: Analyzed by statistical covariance, the results demonstrated that group logotherapy leads to increased psychological well-being and its subscales including positive relationships with others, autonomy, personal growth, and environmental mastery. Conclusion: According to the findings, it is concluded that group instruction with logotherapy approach influences the psychological well-being of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and one can use this style to help improve parents' mental health. (As Provided).
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