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Ethics code: IR.IAU.AHVAZ.REC.1404.146
Clinical trials code: IRCT 85657
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Shams Some Kabodin Z, Joharifard R, Talebzadeh Shoushtari M, Homaei R. (2026). Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Rooyesh. 15(2), 171-180.
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1- PhD Student, Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. rjoharifard@iau.ac.ir ,rjoharifard@iau.ac.ir
3- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. rjoharifard@iau.ac.ir ,
3- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
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This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on cognitive flexibility in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The research utilized a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of mothers of children with ASD attending the Payaa Autism Rehabilitation Center in Tehran in 2024. A total of 45 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (15 participants in each). The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI; Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010) was used as the measurement instrument. The ACT and CFT interventions were delivered in eight 60-minute weekly sessions to the experimental groups. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc tests. The results indicated a significant improvement from pretest to posttest and follow-up in cognitive flexibility scores across the intervention groups (p<.05). Additionally, a significant difference was observed between the two therapeutic approaches over time (p<.05), with ACT demonstrating greater effectiveness than CFT. Overall, the findings suggest that both ACT and CFT serve as effective and sustainable interventions for enhancing cognitive flexibility in mothers of children with ASD; however, ACT appears to produce more robust improvements.
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Flexibility, Autism.
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Educational Psychology
Received: 2025/11/7 | Accepted: 2025/12/11 | ePublished: 2026/04/29
Received: 2025/11/7 | Accepted: 2025/12/11 | ePublished: 2026/04/29
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