Investigation of the relationship between depression and acceptence-rejection level in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder

The aim of this search is to examine the effect of acceptence-rejection over the depression. That's why the mothers of normal children and children with autism are used. Descriptive and relational survey models were preferred as research. The study was conducted on 107 mothers total (55 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and 52 mothers of normal children). The data of the study were collected Socio-demographic Form, Parental Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire-mother form and Beck Depression Inventory Scale. During the analysis process of acquired data Correlation Analysis, Independent-Samples T-Test and ANOVA were applied in terms of deductive statistics. The findings of the analysis can be summed up as following: It is found out that the depression differs in a reasonable way depending on having children with autism, educational status of husband, while it does not differ depending on education, educational level of parents, economic status. It is found out that the acceptence-rejection differs in a reasonable way depending on educational level of mother while it does not differ depending on education, educational level of father, economic status, having children with autism, educational status of husband.