The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) matrix behavioral protocol for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The study compares outcomes between twelve parents receiving 24 weekly ACT sessions and a control group receiving conventional Parent Training. Results indicate significant improvements in psychological flexibility, awareness, values, and reduced parental stress among those in the ACT group.
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- Flavia Marino (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Chiara Failla (Università degli Studi di Enna Kore), Paola Chilà (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Roberta Minutoli (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Alfio Puglisi (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Antonino Andrea Arnao (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Loris Pignolo (Istituto S.Anna Crotone), Giovambattista Presti (Università degli Studi di Enna Kore), Francesca Pergolizzi, Paolo Moderato (IULM University), Gennaro Tartarisco (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Liliana Ruta (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), David Vagni (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation), Antonio Cerasa (Università degli Studi di Enna Kore), Giovanni Pioggia (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation)
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- 2021-06-30
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- gold
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- 10.3390/brainsci11070880
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- 43
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@article{allodium:04e3d52e734b4562,
title = {The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial},
author = {Flavia Marino and Chiara Failla and Paola Chilà and Roberta Minutoli and Alfio Puglisi and Antonino Andrea Arnao and Loris Pignolo and Giovambattista Presti and Francesca Pergolizzi and Paolo Moderato and Gennaro Tartarisco and Liliana Ruta and David Vagni and Antonio Cerasa and Giovanni Pioggia},
year = {2021},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.3390/brainsci11070880},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial AU - Marino, Flavia AU - Failla, Chiara AU - Chilà, Paola AU - Minutoli, Roberta AU - Puglisi, Alfio AU - Arnao, Antonino Andrea AU - Pignolo, Loris AU - Presti, Giovambattista AU - Pergolizzi, Francesca AU - Moderato, Paolo AU - Tartarisco, Gennaro AU - Ruta, Liliana AU - Vagni, David AU - Cerasa, Antonio AU - Pioggia, Giovanni PY - 2021 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.3390/brainsci11070880 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880 ER -
APA
Marino, F., Failla, C., Chilà, P., Minutoli, R., Puglisi, A., Arnao, A. A., Pignolo, L., Presti, G., Pergolizzi, F., Moderato, P., Tartarisco, G., Ruta, L., Vagni, D., Cerasa, A., & Pioggia, G. (2021). The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880
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