The University of Alabama, USA.
Autism. 2017 Oct;21(7):907-911. doi: 10.1177/1362361316655322. Epub 2016 Jul 1.
The link between autism spectrum disorder symptoms and maternal stress has been well established, yet many mothers remain resilient to more severe psychopathology. For the current online study, 111 mothers of a child with autism spectrum disorder completed questionnaires about their child's symptoms, their own stress related to parenting, and any psychopathology symptoms they were experiencing. Autism spectrum disorder symptom severity was positively related to both parenting stress and maternal psychopathology symptoms. Furthermore, parenting stress mediated the relation between autism spectrum disorder symptom severity and maternal psychopathology symptoms. These results provide evidence for a pathway through which psychopathology may develop among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and a potential point of intervention for clinicians serving this population.
自闭症谱系障碍症状与产妇压力之间的联系已得到充分证实，但许多母亲仍然能够抵御更严重的精神病理学。在当前的在线研究中，111 名自闭症谱系障碍儿童的母亲完成了有关其子女症状、与育儿相关的自身压力以及她们正在经历的任何精神病理学症状的问卷。自闭症谱系障碍症状的严重程度与育儿压力和母亲精神病理学症状均呈正相关。此外，育儿压力中介了自闭症谱系障碍症状严重程度与母亲精神病理学症状之间的关系。这些结果为精神病理学可能在自闭症谱系障碍儿童的母亲中发展的途径提供了证据，也是为服务这一人群的临床医生提供了一个潜在的干预点。
