The Relationship between Behaviours Exhibited by Children with Autism and Maternal Stress

Autor/inn/en	Tomanik, Stacey; Harris, Gerald E.; Hawkins, Jacqueline
Titel	The Relationship between Behaviours Exhibited by Children with Autism and Maternal Stress
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 29 (2004) 1, S.16-26 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Autism; Child Behavior; Parent Child Relationship; Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Behavior Disorders; Antisocial Behavior; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	The present study investigated the relationship between behaviours exhibited by children with pervasive developmental disorders, particularly autism, and maternal stress levels. Participants consisted of 60 mothers who had a child diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder by an independent practitioner using DSM-IV criteria. Children were between 2 and 7 years of age. Mothers completed the following self-report measures: the Parenting Stress Index (short-form), the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scales and a demographic questionnaire. Two-thirds of the participants in the sample evidenced stress scores that were significantly elevated. Regression analyses revealed that child maladaptive behaviour and child adaptive behaviour accounted for a significant proportion of the variance in maternal stress. Methodological issues and considerations for future research are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10