Mothers Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Bromley, Jo; Hare, Dougal Julian; Davison, Kerry; Emerson, Eric
Titel	Mothers Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	8 (2004) 4, S.409-423 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361304047224
Schlagwörter	Family Influence; Behavior Problems; Social Support Groups; Well Being; Mothers; Stress Variables; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Parent Child Relationship; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	Parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) are more likely to experience serious psychological distress than parents of children with other developmental disabilities. To examine the impact of a range of factors on psychological wellbeing, interviews were undertaken with 68 mothers of children with ASDs to explore aspects of social support, mental health status and satisfaction with services. Findings indicated that over half of mothers screened positive for significant psychological distress and that this was associated with low levels of family support and with bringing up a child with higher levels of challenging behaviour. Mothers were more likely to report lower levels of support if they were a lone parent, were living in poor housing, or were the mother of a boy with ASD. The study also investigated areas of useful support and areas of unmet need, the latter including care breaks and advice needs. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10