M.A. Thesis:

The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Based mindfulness on persistence and Responsibility of Parents In Children with Autism Autistic Children S Learning Center In Mashhad Year ۱۳۹۷-۱۳۹۸

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness based on cognitive therapy on parents’ resilience and accountability of children with autism in Kakapo Autism Children Training Center of Mashhad during 2018- 2019. The research method was semi-experimental and pre-test and post-test design was used with unequal control group. The statistical population included all parents of children with autism in Kakapo Autism Children Training Center of Mashhad during 2018- 2019, who were 47 people and they were willing to cooperate in this study voluntarily. The available sampling was used in this research, who 30 people were selected according to the entrance and exit criteria and randomly 15 people were placed in the control group and 15 people were placed in the experimental group, and mindfulness based on cognitive therapy was implemented on the experimental group. The data collection tools were: California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and Conner and Davidson's Resilience Questionnaire (2003). After the implementation of mindfulness based on cognitive therapy, the collected data were analyzed in two descriptive and inferential levels. The results showed that there is a difference between a dependent variable of resilience and accountability in experimental and control groups. In other words, mindfulness based on cognitive therapy has a positive effect on the dependent variables of research. Finally, the findings of research showed that mindfulness based on cognitive therapy increased the level of resilience and accountability of parents with autistic children. Therefore, efforts to train parents will increase their level of resilience and accountability throughout their lives.

Keywords: Mindfulness Based on Cognitive Therapy, Resilience, Accountability, Autism