Factors Contributing to Stress in Parents of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Tehee, Erin; Honan, Rita; Hevey, David
Titel	Factors Contributing to Stress in Parents of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22 (2009) 1, S.34-42 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00437.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Autism; Access to Information; Coping; Fathers; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Stress Variables; Parents; Family Environment; Questionnaires; Children; Adolescents; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Parent Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Child Rearing; Social Support Groups; Caregivers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Bewältigung; Eltern; Familienmilieu; Fragebogen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Elternverhalten; Kindererziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger
Abstract	Background: The study explores the experiences of parents of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), and examines the influences of parent gender and child age on perceived stress, stress and coping, child-rearing involvement, support and information/education accessed. Methods and Materials: Questionnaires assessed general perceived stress, involvement, stress and coping related to caregiving, social support, and amount of information/education accessed in 23 mothers and 19 fathers of 3- to 18-year-old individuals with ASDs. Results: When compared with fathers, mothers were significantly more stressed, more involved, and reported higher levels of stress and coping related to caregiving. Differences were found according to child age, regarding helpfulness of support and access to information/education. Parent gender and child age moderated correlations between some variables. Content analyses identified factors contributing to parental stress and its alleviation. Conclusions: The positive relationships between the amount of information accessed and the quality of support received by parents, and between parental stress and involvement vary according to the life stage of the child. Mothers experienced a greater caregiving burden when compared with fathers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10