Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Res Dev Disabil. 2014 Jun;35(6):1326-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.03.009. Epub 2014 Apr 2.
A constant challenge for Quality of Life (QoL) research is tapping the most predictive indicators for a specific population. This study has sought to examine predictors of QoL for fathers and mothers of children with Autistic Disorder. Two multiple regression analyses were performed for fathers (N=70) and mothers (N=114) of children with Autistic Disorder. Six predictors were entered into the regression equation: Parental Distress (PD), Parent-Child Dysfunction Interaction (PCDI), Difficult Child Characteristics (DC), Household income, and the child's with Autistic Disorder age and number of siblings. The analyses revealed that only PD was a significant predictor for both parent's QoL, whereas DC, household income, and number of siblings were able to predict only mothers' QoL. To our knowledge, this is the first study to focus on predictors of QoL among both fathers and mothers of children with Autistic Disorder. The results from the current study can have several implications for professionals and researchers targeting the primary force contributing to the wellbeing of children with Autistic Disorder, the parents.
生活质量（QoL）研究的一个持续挑战是挖掘最能预测特定人群的指标。本研究旨在探讨自闭症儿童父母生活质量的预测因素。对自闭症儿童的 70 名父亲和 114 名母亲进行了两次多元回归分析。回归方程中纳入了六个预测因素：父母痛苦（PD）、亲子功能障碍交互（PCDI）、孩子的困难特征（DC）、家庭收入，以及孩子的自闭症年龄和兄弟姐妹数量。分析结果表明，只有 PD 是父母生活质量的显著预测因素，而 DC、家庭收入和兄弟姐妹数量只能预测母亲的生活质量。据我们所知，这是第一项关注自闭症儿童父母生活质量预测因素的研究。本研究的结果对专业人士和研究人员具有多重意义，他们的目标是找到影响自闭症儿童幸福感的主要因素，即父母。
