The role of emotion regulation strategies and five personality factors in the quality of life of mothers having children with autism spectrum disorder

The present study aimed to investigate the role of emotion regulation components (reappraisal and suppression) and the five-factor personality model in predicting quality of life of mothers of children with ASD. 120 mothers of children with ASD were recruited and invited to participate in this study. The inclusion criteria for the study were having one or more children with autism, reading and writing ability. The exclusion criteria for the study were: chronic psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). The convenience sampling method was used to select the sample. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods in two parts: descriptive and inferential. In the descriptive statistics section, frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation indices were examined, and in the inferential section, hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and simultaneous regression analysis. Statistical significance was examined using SPSS. This study is descriptive and correlational (regression analysis) in which the variables of emotion regulation strategies and personality traits, predictor variables, and quality of life variable  is the criterion variable. The results showed that emotion regulation strategies and five-factor personality traits significantly predict quality of life.
Keywords: emotion regulation strategies, five personality factors , quality of life mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder