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标题：The Effect of Rational-Emotional Training on Mothers’ Mental Health Condition of Children with Mental Retardation
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作者：Jahanshir Tavakolizadeh ; Jahanshir Tavakolizadeh ; Sadighe Dashti 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2012
卷号：69
页码：649-658
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.11.457
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractMental retardation in children is a basic problem for families that produce stress. These stresses influence negatively on mental health condition of their parents especially mothers. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of rational- emotional training on mothers’ mental health status of mental retarded children in exceptional center of Shahid Alavianin of Gonabad in the school year 2010- 2011. The research method is experimental accompanied by post-test and pre- test control group. The numbers of sampled individuals were 40, (20 individuals as case group and 20 as control group) were chosen and sampled by using random sampling method. Primarily, in both group pre-test was performed by general health questionnaire (GHQ- 28) was performed. Next, the case group underwent cognitive- behavioural training for 10 forty- five – minute sessions. At the end of training, post-test was performed in both groups. The data gathered were analyzed using SPSS-16 software program and the independent T-test- differences between means. The results suggested that there were significant differences between the variance of mean scores of general health and its components, namely, physical complaints, anxiety, social, adjustment disorder and depression in the two case and control group (p<0/05). According to the results, rational-emotional training has a significant positive effect on mothers’ mental health condition of mental retarded children. Thus, as a decreasing stress strategy in these mothers recommend rational-emotional training programs by specialists for them.
关键词：Rational-emotional training;mental health;mental retarded children