Positive Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Kayfitz, Adam D.; Gragg, Marcia N.; Orr, R. Robert
Titel	Positive Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23 (2010) 4, S.337-343 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00539.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Autism; Child Rearing; Adults; Fathers; Parent Attitudes; Stress Variables; Children; Preadolescents; Gender Differences; Well Being + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Kindererziehung; Elternverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	Background: The present study examined the positive experiences of parents raising school-aged children with autism within the context of parenting stress. Materials and Methods: Participants included 23 mother/father pairs raising children with autism (ages 5 to 11 years, M = 7.39). Parents completed measures of parenting stress and positive experiences of raising their children. Results: Consistent with previous research in a pre-school aged population of children with autism, mothers reported significantly more positive experiences than did fathers. Mothers' and fathers' reports of their positive experiences were negatively related to their reports of parenting stress. Fathers', but not mothers', positive experiences were negatively related to their partners' reports of parenting stress. Conclusion: Findings are discussed within a positive psychology framework suggesting that a focus on positive experiences may buffer against negative well-being. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10