Mothers' Reactions to Their Child's ASD Diagnosis: Predictors That Discriminate Grief from Distress

Autor/inn/en	Wayment, Heidi A.; Brookshire, Kristina A.
Titel	Mothers' Reactions to Their Child's ASD Diagnosis: Predictors That Discriminate Grief from Distress
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 4, S.1147-1158 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3266-2
Schlagwörter	Mother Attitudes; Grief; Emotional Disturbances; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parent Child Relationship; Clinical Diagnosis; Mothers; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Mental Health; Aggression; Behavior Problems; Self Concept; Social Support Groups; Comparative Analysis; Emotional Response; Networks; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mutterliebe; Trauer; Gefühlsstörung; Autismus; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; Psychohygiene; Selbstkonzept; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Emotionales Verhalten; Prädiktor
Abstract	We examined whether grief and general distress reactions characterized mothers' reactions to their child's ASD diagnosis, and whether these two types of reactions had unique predictors. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted on data collected from 362 mothers recruited from the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). The mothers were predominantly white, highly educated, and married. Grief reactions were positively associated with perceiving ASD as a loss and as unjust. Distress was positively associated with previous mental health issues, mothers' reports of their child's aggressive behavior, identity ambiguity, and less social support. Internal attributions were positively related to grief and distress. Discussion focuses on why the distinction between these two types of affective reactions may be useful for parents and professionals. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01