A study of the effects of dance/movement therapy on parenting stress and emotions in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Frontiers in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-03-07 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1465677

Xiang Yang, Xiaomei Zhan, Xiafang Li, Yuqing Wang, Ziwei Kuang

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Abstract

Objective: Currently, many scholars are working to improve the core symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder, while neglecting the mental health of caregivers of children with ASD. This study examined the effectiveness of dance/movement therapy (DMT) in reducing parenting stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and whether depression and anxiety mediated the effects thereof.

Methods: Forty mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder were recruited in Nanchang, China, and divided into an experimental group (20) and a control group (20). The subjects were assessed before and after 12 weeks of dance/movement therapy (DMT) using the Parenting Stress Index/Short Form (PSI-SF), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) as the assessment tools.

Results: The results found that parenting stress, depression, and anxiety scores of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder were significantly reduced after the dance/movement therapy (DMT) intervention.

Conclusion: The mediating effects of depression and anxiety were significant, indicating that dance/movement therapy (DMT) is effective in reducing the levels of parenting stress, depression, and anxiety in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, and can indirectly play a role in reducing the levels of parenting stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder by reducing their depression and anxiety.

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目的：目前，许多学者致力于改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童的核心症状，却忽视了自闭症谱系障碍儿童照顾者的心理健康。本研究探讨了舞蹈/运动疗法（DMT）在减轻自闭症谱系障碍儿童母亲养育压力方面的效果，以及抑郁和焦虑是否对其效果有中介作用：方法：在中国南昌招募了 40 位自闭症谱系障碍儿童的母亲，将她们分为实验组（20 位）和对照组（20 位）。以养育压力指数/简表（PSI-SF）、抑郁自评量表（SDS）和焦虑自评量表（SAS）为评估工具，在接受舞蹈/运动疗法（DMT）12周前后对受试者进行评估：结果发现，经过舞蹈/运动疗法（DMT）干预后，自闭症谱系障碍儿童母亲的养育压力、抑郁和焦虑得分明显降低：抑郁和焦虑的中介效应显著，表明舞蹈/运动疗法（DMT）能有效降低自闭症谱系障碍儿童母亲的养育压力、抑郁和焦虑水平，并能通过降低自闭症谱系障碍儿童母亲的抑郁和焦虑水平，间接起到降低其养育压力水平的作用。

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Frontiers in Psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

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6.20

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8.50%

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2813

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal''s mission is to use translational approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.