Department of Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Student Academic Services Building #60, 1100 S. Beaver Street, Box 15106, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011-5106, USA.
Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, 341 Science Complex, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Apr;48(4):1147-1158. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3266-2.
We examined whether grief and general distress reactions characterized mothers' reactions to their child's ASD diagnosis, and whether these two types of reactions had unique predictors. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted on data collected from 362 mothers recruited from the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). The mothers were predominantly white, highly educated, and married. Grief reactions were positively associated with perceiving ASD as a loss and as unjust. Distress was positively associated with previous mental health issues, mothers' reports of their child's aggressive behavior, identity ambiguity, and less social support. Internal attributions were positively related to grief and distress. Discussion focuses on why the distinction between these two types of affective reactions may be useful for parents and professionals.
我们研究了悲伤和一般困扰反应是否能描述母亲对孩子自闭症谱系障碍诊断的反应，以及这两种反应是否有独特的预测因素。对从互动自闭症网络（IAN）招募的 362 位母亲收集的数据进行了层次回归分析。这些母亲主要是白人，受过高等教育，已婚。悲伤反应与将自闭症谱系障碍视为一种损失和不公正的感知呈正相关。困扰与先前的心理健康问题、母亲对孩子攻击性行为的报告、身份模糊和较少的社会支持呈正相关。内部归因与悲伤和困扰呈正相关。讨论的重点是为什么区分这两种类型的情感反应对父母和专业人士可能是有用的。
