Fatigue, Wellbeing and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Giallo, Rebecca; Wood, Catherine E.; Jellett, Rachel; Porter, Rachelle
Titel	Fatigue, Wellbeing and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 17 (2013) 4, S.465-480 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361311416830
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Self Efficacy; Fatigue (Biology); Well Being; Mothers; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Young Children; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Family Structure; Asperger Syndrome; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; Sleep; Social Support Groups; Eating Habits; Exercise; Individual Characteristics; Australia; Developmental Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Asperger-Syndrom; Angst; Schlaf; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Übung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Australien
Abstract	Raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents significant challenges for parents that potentially have a impact on their health and wellbeing. The current study examined the extent to which parents experience fatigue and its relationship to other aspects of wellbeing and parenting. Fifty mothers of children with an ASD aged 2-5 years participated in the study. Compared with mothers of typically developing children, mothers of children with an ASD reported significantly higher fatigue, with overall scores in the moderate range. Factors associated with high levels of fatigue were poor maternal sleep quality, a high need for social support and poor quality of physical activity. Fatigue was also significantly related to other aspects of wellbeing, including stress, anxiety and depression, and lower parenting efficacy and satisfaction. The need for interventions to specifically target parental fatigue and its impact on families affected by ASDs both in the short and long term is clearly indicated. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10