S, Safari, M, Jadidi, S, Jamali, S, Faramarzi, M, Jadidi,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (3-2014)
Abstract
Purpose of the present study was to compare the hypochondria and the mental health of the mothers of children with the special needs and the mothers of normal children in Isfahan. It was a descriptive causative-comparison study and by using convenience sampling method, 90 mothers of disabled children (30 children with Down syndrome, 30 with autism and 30 with cerebral palsy) from the rehabilitation centers in the north of Isfahan were selected as the experimental group and by multistage random sampling method, 30 mothers of normal children of primary schools in Isfahan were selected as the control group. Ahwaz Hypo-chondriasis Test and Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire were applied to assess the participants' status and the gathered data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey test. Results revealed that, in general, there was a meaningful difference between the mothers of children with special needs and the mothers of normal children in terms of hypochondria and mental health. Moreover, paired comparisons indicated that there was a significant difference between the mothers of disabled and normal children in terms of the mental health. Furthermore, in comparison to the mothers of normal children, there was a significant difference between the mothers of children with cerebral palsy and autism in terms of hypochondria however, there was no significant difference between the mothers of children with Down syndrome and the mothers of normal children in this term. According to the findings of this research, stresses resulting from having disabled children could endanger the mothers' mental and physical health and the specialists should consider this issue when they deal with such families.
Saba Sedaghatzadeh,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (3-2025)
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on improving job satisfaction and strengthening organizational commitment among employees of an autism center with early maladaptive schemas. This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population included all employees of the autism center during the period from Mehr to Aban 1404 (October-November 2025). Among these, 30 employees who obtained high scores on the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF) in the initial screening were selected using purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15). The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of schema therapy intervention, while the control group remained on a waiting list. The research instruments included the Spector Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) and the Allen & Meyer Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ). Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that schema therapy produced a significant difference in the dependent variables. By modifying maladaptive schemas, this intervention led to increased levels of job satisfaction and strengthened dimensions of organizational commitment among employees of the autism center compared to the control group. Given the high occupational stress in autism rehabilitation centers, schema therapy, through reconstructing employees' cognitive and emotional systems, can be used as an effective intervention to prevent burnout, enhance job satisfaction, and increase organizational loyalty.
