Exploring the Variables of the Psychological Well-Being of Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Self-Compassion and Psychological Hardiness

• Published in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2024-10, Vol.54 (10), p.3739-3744
• Main Authors: Nemati, Shahrooz, Shojaeian, Nazila, Bardel, Mohammad, Deetjen-Ruiz, Rukiya, Khani, Zahra, McHugh, Louise
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology; Autistic children; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Child; Child and School Psychology; Child, Preschool; Children; Empathy; Families & family life; Female; Hardiness; Humans; Kindness; Male; Middle Aged; Mothers; Mothers - psychology; Multiple regression analysis; Neurosciences; Original Paper; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Personality traits; Psychological Well-Being; Psychology; Public Health; Regression analysis; Self compassion; Self Concept; Statistical analysis; Stress; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sympathy; Variables; Well being
• ISSN: 0162-3257; 1573-3432; 1573-3432
• DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-06077-5

Present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between self-compassion and psychological hardiness, and psychological well-being among mothers of children with autism. The research design was correlational, and its statistical population sample consisted of 101 mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder. The results of a correlational analysis showed a significant positive relationship between self-compassion and psychological hardiness, and psychological well-being. Multiple regression analysis showed that among the variables of self-compassion and psychological hardiness, the variable of self-compassion had the largest share in predicting the psychological well-being of mothers. Concerning self-compassion, conscious awareness of self-kindness along with psychological hardship could predict the psychological well-being in these groups of mothers, such as raising a child with ASD.