Purpose: The aim of this study was to mediate the role of
psychological cohesion in the relationship between psychological
suffering and spiritual adjustment to marital distress in mothers of
children with autism.
Materials and Methods: The research method is cross-sectional
correlation. The statistical population of this study was all mothers
of children with autism in Tehran in 2, from which 457 people were
selected by convenience sampling. In this study, the tools of marital
turmoil, spiritual adjustment, psychological suffering and
psychological cohesion were used, all of which had acceptable
validity and reliability. SPSS-V23 and Lisrel-V7.8 software were
used to analyze the data. Structural equation modeling was used to
answer the research hypotheses. Findings showed that the model has
a good fit. The results showed that there is a relationship between
psychological suffering and marital turmoil in mothers of children
with autism spectrum disorders. There is a relationship between
spiritual adjustment and marital turmoil in mothers of children with
autism spectrum disorders. There is a relationship between
psychological cohesion and marital turmoil in mothers of children
with autism spectrum disorders. There is an indirect effect of
psychological suffering through the mediating role of psychological
cohesion with marital disturbance in mothers of children with
autism spectrum (p <0.05). Spiritual adjustment through the
mediating role of psychological cohesion with marital turmoil has
an indirect effect on mothers of children with autism spectrum (p
<0.05).
Findings: The results also showed that the indirect effect of
psychological suffering and spiritual adjustment on the marital
turmoil of mothers of children with autism due to psychological
cohesion was confirmed with 95% confidence.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that mothers of
children with autism spectrum disorders face many problems and
sufferings in all areas of their lives. These problems start from the
beginning of the diagnosis process and cause marital turmoil, thus
increasing the spiritual health of these mothers. It also increases
their psychological cohesion.