Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 234 Sparks Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Dec;50(12):4401-4411. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04492-6.
Previous research suggests that parents of children with ASD experience greater marital conflict than parents of children with neurotypical development (NTD). This study examines how relational uncertainty is associated with taking conflict personally among parents of children with or without ASD. Parents of children with ASD (N = 298) and parents of children with NTD (N = 316) completed an online survey. They reported their relational uncertainty, recalled a conflict related to their child, and completed measures of taking conflict personally. The study provides evidence that spouses' experiences of relational uncertainty may be associated with conflict about topics related to their child. In addition, experiences of self uncertainty may have a greater impact for the parents of children with ASD than parents of children with NTD.
先前的研究表明,自闭症儿童的父母比神经典型发育儿童(NTD)的父母经历更多的婚姻冲突。本研究探讨了关系不确定性如何与自闭症儿童和非自闭症儿童的父母将冲突个人化联系起来。298 名自闭症儿童的父母和 316 名 NTD 儿童的父母完成了一项在线调查。他们报告了自己的关系不确定性,回忆了与孩子有关的冲突,并完成了个人冲突的衡量。该研究提供的证据表明,配偶的关系不确定性体验可能与与孩子相关的话题的冲突有关。此外,自我不确定性的体验对自闭症儿童的父母的影响可能大于对 NTD 儿童的父母的影响。