Predictors and Moderators of Psychological Distress in Mothers of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Tobing, Lauren E.; Glenwick, David S.
Titel	Predictors and Moderators of Psychological Distress in Mothers of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Social Work, 10 (2006) 4, S.1-22 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2158
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Autism; Child Rearing; Coping; Psychology; Predictor Variables; Emotional Disturbances; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Measures (Individuals); Stress Variables; Social Support Groups; Parent Attitudes; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Kindererziehung; Bewältigung; Psychologie; Prädiktor; Gefühlsstörung; Messdaten; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Elternverhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	This study explored potential predictors of psychological distress and moderators of the relation between parenting stress and psychological distress in mothers of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). Ninety-seven mothers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders completed measures assessing children's functional impairment, parenting stress, number of social supports, satisfaction with social support, parenting sense of competence, number of coping strategies, and maternal psychological distress. Consistent with hypotheses, parenting competence and satisfaction with social support were negatively related to maternal distress. However, number of coping strategies and number of social supports were not significantly related to distress. Regression analyses revealed that number of social supports augmented, rather than moderated, the relation between a composite of children's functional impairment/parenting stress and maternal distress; no other variable significantly moderated this relation. Based on the findings, possible modifications to the existing stress-coping models are considered for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders, and implications for service providers are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10