Systems Analysis of Stress and Positive Perceptions in Mothers and Fathers of Pre-School Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Hastings, Richard P.; Kovshoff, Hanna; Ward, Nicholas J.; degli Espinosa, Francesca; Brown, Tony; Remington, Bob
Titel	Systems Analysis of Stress and Positive Perceptions in Mothers and Fathers of Pre-School Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35 (2005) 5, S.635-644 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-005-0007-8
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Mothers; Fathers; Preschool Children; Autism; Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Child Psychology; Siblings; Behavior Problems; Parent Child Relationship; Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Mother; Mutter; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Autismus; Psychohygiene; Kinderpsychologie; Sibling; Geschwister; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Eltern
Abstract	Systemic analyses of psychological functioning in families of children with autism have typically shown that parents report different experiences (e.g., stress) and that siblings may also be affected. The purpose of the present research was more explicitly to address relationships between child, partner, and parent variables. Parents of 48 children with autism (41 mother-father pairs) reported on child characteristics, and their own stress and mental health. Mothers were found to report both more depression and more positive perceptions than fathers. Regression analyses revealed that paternal stress and positive perceptions were predicted by maternal depression; maternal stress was predicted by their children's behavior problems (not adaptive behavior or autism symptoms) and by their partner's depression. The future testing of the mechanisms underlying these results is discussed. In addition, the need is emphasized for more systemic analyses to understand the psychological functioning of children with autism and their siblings and parents. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10