Donovan A M
School Psychology Program, School of Education, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Am J Ment Retard. 1988 May;92(6):502-9.
Mothers' perception of family stress and ways of coping with adolescents who were autistic or had mental retardation (ns = 36 for both groups) were compared. Group differences were found among maternal reports of family stress. All comparisons of child-related stress revealed that mothers with an adolescent who was autistic perceived greater level of family stress than did mothers with an adolescent who had mental retardation. Marital adjustment did not differ by group. Furthermore, maternal coping styles were consistent across groups, indicating that mothers with adolescents who had a handicap relied heavily on community resources and professional help for coping.
比较了母亲对家庭压力的认知以及应对自闭症或智力障碍青少年（两组样本量均为36）的方式。在母亲报告的家庭压力方面发现了组间差异。所有与孩子相关压力的比较均显示，自闭症青少年的母亲所感知到的家庭压力水平高于智力障碍青少年的母亲。婚姻调适在两组间没有差异。此外，母亲的应对方式在各组间是一致的，这表明有残疾青少年的母亲在应对时严重依赖社区资源和专业帮助。
