Respite Care, Marital Quality, and Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Harper, Amber; Dyches, Tina Taylor; Harper, James; Roper, Susanne Olsen; South, Mikle
Titel	Respite Care, Marital Quality, and Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 11, S.2604-2616 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-1812-0
Schlagwörter	Respite Care; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Parents; Child Rearing; Stress Variables; Marital Satisfaction; Marital Instability; Surveys; Mothers; Fathers; Spouses; Correlation; Stress Management; Family Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Eltern; Kindererziehung; Familienkonflikt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Mother; Mutter; Ehepartner; Korrelation; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem
Abstract	Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at risk for having higher stress and lower marital quality than other parents. Survey data regarding respite care, marital quality, and daily hassles and uplifts were obtained from 101 mother-father dyads who were together raising at least one child with ASD (total # of children = 118). Number of hours of respite care was positively related to improved marital quality for both husbands and wives, such that a 1-h increase in weekly respite care was associated with a one-half standard deviation increase in marital quality. This relationship was significantly mediated by perceived daily stresses and uplifts in both husbands and wives. More respite care was associated with increased uplifts and reduced stress; increased uplifts were associated with improved marital quality; and more stress was associated with reduced marital quality. The number of children in the family was associated with greater stress, and reduced relational quality and daily uplifts. Results suggest policymakers and practitioners should develop supports for providing respite for families raising children with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10