effect of cognitive behavior group therapy on parenting stress in mothers of children with autism

Background: due to the various problems of children with autism, their families and especially their mothers become exposed to stress. objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior group therapy on parenting stress of mothers of children with autism. materials and methods: the sample of this research consisted of sixteen mothers of children with autism. the measurement tools were the abidin parenting stress questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. the samples participated in seven sessions of cognitive behavior group therapy. the data were analyzed using the repeated measures test. results: the findings indicated significant differences between scores of pretest and posttest considering parenting stress (p = 0.03) and subscales of parenting distress (p = 0.01), yet there weren’t significant differences in the other subscales (p > 0.05). conclusions: cognitive behavior group therapy could be an important part of interventions used to decrease parenting stress of mothers of children with autism.