Psychological Stress and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Autistic Children

Q4 Social Sciences

Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI:10.6000/2292-2598.2022.10.06.7

Doaa Mohammed Abdul Azeem Mubarak

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Abstract

Background: Literature has indicated that parents of autistic children face higher stress levels than parents of allistic children (non-autistic children), leading them to experience depressive symptoms that impact their daily lives, reducing their quality of life. This study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological stress and perceived self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of autistic children. Methods: This study is descriptive and cross-sectional. A total of 125 mothers and fathers consented to participate in the current study. 15 parents only partially completed the survey, so their data was not included. The remaining 110 cases were included. This left a final sample of 110 parents of autistic children, 100 mothers (90.9 %), and 10 fathers (9.1%). All were biological parents. Results: As indicated by the results, all statements in the Parental distress (PD) subscale had a score ranging between high (the majority of items, 10) to medium (two items). All statements in the Parent-Child Dysfunctional interaction (P-CDI) subscale had a score ranging between high (the majority of items, 10) to low (two items). All statements in the Difficult Child (DC) subscale scored high. The whole subscale had a mean score of 4.04 (SD=3.17) with a high score. For correlations, psychological stress was negatively correlated with perceived self-efficacy (r = -0. 34, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The stress experienced during the nurturing of children with disabilities is a factor that threatens the psychological well-being of mothers of autistic children.

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孤独症儿童母亲的心理压力与自我效能感

背景:文献表明，自闭症儿童的父母比自闭症儿童(非自闭症儿童)的父母面临更高的压力水平，导致他们经历抑郁症状，影响他们的日常生活，降低他们的生活质量。本研究旨在探讨自闭症儿童父母心理压力与自我效能感的关系。方法:本研究采用描述性和横断面法。共有125位母亲和父亲同意参加目前的研究。15名家长只完成了部分调查，所以他们的数据没有被包括在内。其余110例纳入统计。最后的样本是110名自闭症儿童的父母，100名母亲(90.9%)和10名父亲(9.1%)。所有人都是亲生父母。结果:结果显示，所有的父母焦虑(PD)子量表的得分范围在高(大部分项目，10)到中(两个项目)之间。在亲子功能障碍互动(P-CDI)子量表中，所有陈述的得分都在高(大部分项目，10分)到低(两个项目)之间。困难儿童(DC)子量表的所有陈述得分都很高。整个子量表平均得分为4.04分(SD=3.17)，得分较高。心理压力与自我效能感呈负相关(r = -0)。34, p < 0.001)。结论:在残疾儿童的养育过程中所经历的压力是威胁自闭症儿童母亲心理健康的一个因素。

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Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment Social Sciences-Health (social science)

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期刊介绍： The journal aims to describe the research work on Intellectual Disability Diagnosis and Treatment in children and adults. It covers not just the technical aspects of the procedures in prenatal, newborn and postnatal screening, but also the impact which the process of testing and treatment has on individuals, parents, families and public-health in general. The journal seeks to publish, but is a not restricted to, Genetic Intellectual Disability Syndromes, using a range of approaches from medicine, psychiatry, psychology, pharmacy, biology, epidemiology, bioinformatics, biopharmaceutical to association and population studies as well as sociological, ethical, philosophical, legal and quality control issues with the ultimate goal of advancing the knowledge on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the Intellectual Disabilities. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, case reports and short communications(Letter article).