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<Articles JournalTitle="Auditory and Vestibular Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Auditory and Vestibular Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2423-480X</Issn>
      <Volume>28</Volume>
      <Issue>4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The effects of the acceptance and commitment therapy on the experiential avoidance and intolerance of uncertainty of mothers with hearing-impaired children</title>
    <FirstPage>256</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>264</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Karim</FirstName>
        <LastName>Gharashi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Naeimeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moheb</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Reza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Abdi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>07</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background and Aim: Children's hearing loss affects not only their speech and language development but also their mothers&#x2019; mental health. This study aimed to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the intolerance of uncertainty and experiential avoidance of mothers with hearing-impaired or deaf children.
 Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with the pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population comprised all mothers of hearing-impaired or deaf children (2&#x2212;6 years old) in Tabriz City, Iran. Using a purposive sampling method, 32 mothers of hearing-impaired or deaf children were selected and then randomly assigned to control and experimental groups (each group, 16 subjects). The experimental group was treated with ACT in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours long in two weeks. The study data were collected by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS).
 Results: The results showed that ACT significantly increased scores on the AAQ-II and IUS in the experimental group compared to the control group (p &lt; 0.001).
 Conclusion: ACT might be an efficient way to decrease intolerance of uncertainty and avoidance of experience in the mothers of hearing-impaired and deaf children. Also, therapists can use this approach for improving the intolerance of uncertainty and experiential avoidance in mothers of hearing-impaired or deaf children in rehabilitation centers.
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Correction:&#xA0;The effects of the acceptance and commitment therapy on the experiential avoidance and intolerance of uncertainty of mothers with hearing-impaired children</abstract>
    <web_url>https://avr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/avr/article/view/805</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://avr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/avr/article/download/805/349</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
