Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir-Campus Capacitas, C/Guillem de Castro, 175, 46008, Valencia, Spain.
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Av. de Blasco Ibáñez, 13, 46010, Valencia, Spain.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Dec;49(12):5023-5035. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04216-5.
The primary objective of this study was to identify the profiles of families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID) based on several risk indicators: sociodemographic and emotional indicators, parental stress, confidant social support, and coping strategies. A second aim was to determine the differences in communicative skills between children of family subtypes empirically established according to the aforementioned risk factors. Participants were 52 Spanish mothers and their children with ASD. Through cluster analysis, three subtypes of families were identified, classifying them as "high risk, moderate risk, and little risk". The "little risk" profile showed significantly less stress and greater use of coping strategies and confidant social support. Furthermore, the children's communication exhibited better development, compared to children from the other family environments.
本研究的主要目的是根据几个风险指标，即社会人口学和情绪指标、父母压力、可信赖的社会支持和应对策略，确定自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童非智力障碍（ID）家庭的特征。第二个目的是根据上述风险因素确定根据经验建立的家庭亚型的儿童在沟通技能方面的差异。参与者为 52 名西班牙母亲及其患有 ASD 的儿童。通过聚类分析，确定了三种家庭亚型，将其归类为“高风险、中风险和低风险”。“低风险”特征显示出的压力明显较小，应对策略和可信赖的社会支持的使用也更多。此外，与来自其他家庭环境的孩子相比，这些孩子的沟通能力发展得更好。
