Hastings Richard P, Kovshoff Hanna, Ward Nicholas J, degli Espinosa Francesca, Brown Tony, Remington Bob
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2005 Oct;35(5):635-44. doi: 10.1007/s10803-005-0007-8.
Systemic analyses of psychological functioning in families of children with autism have typically shown that parents report different experiences (e.g., stress) and that siblings may also be affected. The purpose of the present research was more explicitly to address relationships between child, partner, and parent variables. Parents of 48 children with autism (41 mother-father pairs) reported on child characteristics, and their own stress and mental health. Mothers were found to report both more depression and more positive perceptions than fathers. Regression analyses revealed that paternal stress and positive perceptions were predicted by maternal depression; maternal stress was predicted by their children's behavior problems (not adaptive behavior or autism symptoms) and by their partner's depression. The future testing of the mechanisms underlying these results is discussed. In addition, the need is emphasized for more systemic analyses to understand the psychological functioning of children with autism and their siblings and parents.
对自闭症儿童家庭心理功能的系统性分析通常表明，父母报告了不同的经历（如压力），而且兄弟姐妹也可能受到影响。本研究的目的更明确地是探讨儿童、伴侣和父母变量之间的关系。48名自闭症儿童的父母（41对父母）报告了孩子的特征以及他们自身的压力和心理健康状况。结果发现，母亲报告的抑郁情绪比父亲更多，积极看法也比父亲更多。回归分析显示，母亲的抑郁情绪可预测父亲的压力和积极看法；母亲的压力可由孩子的行为问题（而非适应性行为或自闭症症状）以及伴侣的抑郁情绪预测。文中讨论了对这些结果背后机制的未来测试。此外，强调需要进行更多的系统性分析，以了解自闭症儿童及其兄弟姐妹和父母的心理功能。
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