Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student in psychology and education of exceptional children, Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz
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Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran.
10.22098/jfrs.2024.15674.1202
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of the pattern of structural relationships of quality of life based on health-promoting lifestyle with the mediation of helplessness tolerance in mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder.Method: The research method was descriptive and correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population was all the mothers of children with autism in Bushehr who enrolled their children in exceptional schools and also had a case in Bushehr Autism Association in 2023. From this community, a sample of 200 people was selected by available sampling method and answered the questionnaires on quality of life, health-promoting lifestyle and tolerance of helplessness.
Results: The results of the structural equations showed that the health-promoting lifestyle (p<0.005; β=0.24), has a direct and positive effect on the quality of life and a direct and positive effect on the tolerance of helplessness (p<0.005; 48/ has β=0. Also, the health-promoting lifestyle (p<0.005; β=0.18) has a significant effect on the quality of life through the mediation of helplessness tolerance (P=0.05). The findings of this study can provide evidence for the development of appropriate intervention programs to increase the quality of life among mothers of children with autism through specific health-promoting behaviors.
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