Département de psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1L 2L8, Canada.
École de Psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jul;48(7):2585-2589. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3513-1.
Challenging behaviors are a known predictor of high parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of reducing challenging behaviors on parenting stress. The purpose of our study was to (a) examine the impact of reducing the frequency and severity of challenging behaviors on parenting stress and (b) compare the effects of family-centered support and parent education on changes in parenting stress. Both high severity of autistic symptoms and of challenging behaviors were predictors of parenting stress. Furthermore, receiving family-centered support were associated with larger reductions in parenting stress. Overall, our results suggest that reducing challenging behaviors with family-centered support may be preferable to produce collateral reductions in parenting stress.
挑战性行为是自闭症谱系障碍儿童家庭中父母压力的一个已知预测因素。然而，很少有研究评估减少挑战性行为对父母压力的影响。我们的研究目的是：(a) 考察减少挑战性行为的频率和严重程度对父母压力的影响；(b) 比较以家庭为中心的支持和家长教育对父母压力变化的影响。自闭症症状严重程度和挑战性行为严重程度都与父母压力相关。此外，获得以家庭为中心的支持与父母压力的更大降低相关。总体而言，我们的结果表明，通过以家庭为中心的支持减少挑战性行为可能更有利于产生父母压力的附带降低。
