The effectiveness of self compassion training program on psychological well-being and rumination of the Mothers of Children with Special Learning Disabilities

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion training program on psychological well-being and rumination of the mothers of children with special learning disabilities. Thirty Mothers of children with special learning disabilities were selected and divided into two groups. Psychological well-being questionnaire and rumination questionnaire were conducted as the pre-test. Then, the mothers of the experimental group attended in the self-compassion training program for eight sessions. The same survey was used as post-test on both groups. These values were compared through covariance analysis. The results showed a significant increase in psychological well-being and reduction in rumination of the mothers of the experimental group compared with the control group. Thus, the effectiveness of self-compassion training program on mental well-being and rumination of the mothers of children with special learning disabilities was confirmed.