Determinants of Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Rivard, Mélina; Terroux, Amélie; Parent-Boursier, Claudel; Mercier, Céline
Titel	Determinants of Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (2014) 7, S.1609-1620 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-2028-z
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Parents; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Children; Intervention; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Father Attitudes; Fathers; Mothers; Correlation; Age; Intelligence Quotient; Severity (of Disability); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adjustment (to Environment); Predictor Variables; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Mother; Mutter; Korrelation; Alter; Lebensalter; Intelligenzquotient; Schweregrad; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder are known to experience more stress than parents of children with any other conditions. The current study describes the parental stress of 118 fathers and 118 mothers at the onset of their children's Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention program. The objectives of the study were to compare and analyze each parent's stress and to identify factors that might predict their stress. Results indicated that fathers reported higher levels of stress than mothers. Correlations indicated that the stress levels of both parents were associated with their child's age, intellectual quotient, severity of autistic symptoms, and adaptive behaviors. Paternal stress, but not maternal stress, was predicted by severity of autistic symptoms and child's gender. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for services and early interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10