Research and Evaluation Unit, Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, North Adelaide, SA, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 May;40(5):620-8. doi: 10.1007/s10803-009-0912-3.
This study examined the relationship between maternal mental health problems and both caregiving time and experience of time pressure for 216 mothers of children with autism. Data describing caregiving time was obtained using 24-h time-diaries. Standard questionnaires were used to assess time pressure, social support, children's emotional and behavioural problems, and maternal mental health problems. After adjusting for the effect of children's age, maternal social support, and children's behaviour problems, time pressure but not hours of caregiving, had a significant positive relationship with maternal mental health problems. Findings suggest that the quality of home-based care for children with autism may be adversely affected if time pressure experienced by caregivers compromises their mental health and well being.
本研究调查了 216 名自闭症儿童母亲的心理健康问题与育儿时间以及时间压力体验之间的关系。使用 24 小时时间日记获取描述育儿时间的数据。使用标准问卷评估时间压力、社会支持、儿童的情绪和行为问题以及母亲的心理健康问题。在调整儿童年龄、母亲社会支持和儿童行为问题的影响后，时间压力而非照顾时间的小时数与母亲的心理健康问题呈显著正相关。研究结果表明，如果照顾者的时间压力影响他们的心理健康和幸福感，那么自闭症儿童的家庭护理质量可能会受到不利影响。
