School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Apr;51(4):1290-1303. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04612-2.
Emerging quantitative research found self-compassion to be a unique predictor of parental stress in parents of children with ASD above other predictors. However, research on the lived experience of self-compassion in families of children with ASD is limited. Using a qualitative thematic analysis approach, 19 mothers of children with ASD with a mean age of 39.19 years (SD = 3.56, Range = 31.00-50.00 years) were interviewed about their lived experiences of stress and self-compassion. Themes derived from interviews include: the impact and causes of stress, benefits of self-compassion, barriers to self-compassion, and aids to self-compassion. The findings deepen our understanding of the experience of self-compassion in this population. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
新兴的定量研究发现，与其他预测因素相比，自我同情是自闭症儿童父母压力的一个独特预测因素。然而，关于自闭症儿童家庭中自我同情的生活体验的研究有限。本研究采用定性主题分析方法，对 19 名平均年龄为 39.19 岁（标准差=3.56，范围=31.00-50.00 岁）的自闭症儿童的母亲进行了访谈，了解她们在压力和自我同情方面的生活体验。访谈中得出的主题包括：压力的影响和原因、自我同情的好处、自我同情的障碍以及自我同情的辅助措施。这些发现加深了我们对这一人群自我同情体验的理解。讨论了局限性和未来的方向。
