Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Sep;42(9):1818-26. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1420-9.
The present study investigated the impact of social support on the psychological well-being of mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD (n = 269). Quantity of support (number of social network members) as well as valence of support (positive support and negative support) were assessed using a modified version of the "convoy model" developed by Antonucci and Akiyama (1987). Having a larger social network was associated with improvements in maternal well-being over an 18-month period. Higher levels of negative support as well as increases in negative support over the study period were associated with increases in depressive symptoms and negative affect and decreases in positive affect. Social support predicted changes in well-being above and beyond the impact of child behavior problems. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
本研究调查了社会支持对 ASD 青少年和成年患者母亲心理健康的影响（n=269）。使用 Antonucci 和 Akiyama（1987）开发的“护卫队模型”的修改版本评估了支持的数量（社交网络成员的数量）以及支持的效价（积极支持和消极支持）。在 18 个月的时间里，拥有更大的社交网络与母亲幸福感的提高有关。在研究期间，消极支持水平的提高以及消极支持的增加与抑郁症状和负性情绪的增加以及正性情绪的减少有关。社会支持预测了幸福感的变化，超出了儿童行为问题的影响。讨论了对临床实践的影响。
