Department of Clinical Psychology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hospital Authority, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Tahir Foundation Building, 12 Science Drive 2, #09-01W, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Mar;49(3):857-870. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3791-7.
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) reported higher stress than those of typically developing children. The role of child problem behaviors in the relationship between autism spectrum symptoms and parenting stress is little known. A total of 731 parents of 177 children with ASD and 554 typically developing children in primary schools (6-11 years old) completed an ASD screening survey containing measures of parenting stress and child problem behaviors. While autism spectrum symptoms were positively associated with parenting stress, the relationship was mediated by child problem behaviors. Results suggest neither the severity of autism spectrum symptoms nor knowledge of ASD diagnosis was a primary source of parenting stress. A hypothesized path model was tested using structural equation modeling.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的父母报告的压力高于典型发育儿童的父母。自闭症谱系症状与父母压力之间的关系中，儿童问题行为的作用鲜为人知。共有 731 名 ASD 儿童的家长（177 名儿童）和 554 名小学（6-11 岁）发育正常儿童的家长完成了自闭症谱系筛查调查，其中包括父母压力和儿童问题行为的测量。虽然自闭症谱系症状与父母压力呈正相关，但这种关系是由儿童问题行为介导的。结果表明，自闭症谱系症状的严重程度和 ASD 诊断知识都不是父母压力的主要来源。使用结构方程模型测试了一个假设的路径模型。
