Effects of Temperament, Symptom Severity and Level of Functioning on Maternal Stress in Greek Children and Youth with ASD

Autor/inn/en	Konstantareas, M. Mary; Papageorgiou, Vaya
Titel	Effects of Temperament, Symptom Severity and Level of Functioning on Maternal Stress in Greek Children and Youth with ASD
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 10 (2006) 6, S.593-607 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361306068511
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Children; Youth; Verbal Ability; Mothers; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Foreign Countries; Anxiety; Measures (Individuals); Predictor Variables; Hypothesis Testing; Interviews; Correlation; Severity (of Disability); Intelligence Quotient; Stress Variables; Autism; Greece; Questionnaire on Resources and Stress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Mündliche Leistung; Mother; Mutter; Ausland; Angst; Messdaten; Prädiktor; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Korrelation; Schweregrad; Intelligenzquotient; Autismus; Griechenland
Abstract	This study examined the effect of child temperament, symptom severity, verbal ability and level of functioning on maternal stress in 43 Greek mothers of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder. Symptom severity was assessed by the CARS, level of functioning by the PEP, temperament by the Dimensions of Temperament Scale (DOTS-R) and maternal stress by the Clarke Modification of Holroyd's Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS). Lower-functioning children and those with high activity level, low flexibility and low mood scores were perceived to be more stressful. Counter to expectation, children with ASD who were rated high on rhythmicity and task orientation were perceived as more stressful. Best predictors of maternal stress were high activity level, low mood and high symptom severity. Mothers of non-verbal children were more stressed than those of verbal. The relevance of child temperament for understanding maternal stress is discussed with particular relevance to the Greek culture and available supports. (Contains 5 tables.) (Author).
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