Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Narutowicza 12, 20-004 Lublin, Poland.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Plaza Feijoo s/n, 33003 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 25;16(4):668. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040668.
This study examined differences in future anxiety (FA) among mothers and fathers of children with and without developmental disabilities (DD), and it also analyzed differences in FA within the group of parents of children with DD taking into consideration parent-related factors and child-related factors. A group of 167 parents of children with DD were compared to a group of 103 parents of children with typical development. The group with DD included children with autism spectrum disorders, sensory disorders, and intellectual disability. Parents completed the Future Anxiety Scale-FAS1. Mothers of children with DD had a higher general level of FA than fathers of children with and without DD. Mothers of children with DD reported higher anxiety about their future health and the meaning of their future life than fathers of children with DD. For parents of children with DD, those with lower education, male children, and older children reported higher FA. The group at risk of highest general FA are mothers of children with DD, especially those without a professional career. Similarly, parents of teenagers and/or sons with DD are at increased risk of FA.
本研究考察了有和无发育障碍(DD)儿童的母亲和父亲的未来焦虑(FA)差异,并分析了考虑父母相关因素和儿童相关因素后,DD 儿童父母群体内部的 FA 差异。一组 167 名有 DD 儿童的父母与一组 103 名有典型发育儿童的父母进行了比较。DD 组包括自闭症谱系障碍、感觉障碍和智力残疾儿童。父母完成了未来焦虑量表-FAS1。有 DD 儿童的母亲比有和没有 DD 儿童的父亲的一般 FA 水平更高。有 DD 儿童的母亲比有 DD 儿童的父亲报告说,她们对未来的健康和未来生活的意义感到更焦虑。对于有 DD 儿童的父母来说,教育程度较低、男孩和年龄较大的儿童报告的 FA 更高。一般 FA 风险最高的群体是有 DD 儿童的母亲,尤其是没有职业的母亲。同样,有 DD 青少年和/或儿子的父母也面临更高的 FA 风险。