Université de Paris, LPPS, F-92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Department of Child and Adolescent Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry, Le Vinatier Hospital, 95 Boulevard Pinel, 69678 Bron CEDEX, France.
Autism. 2022 Jan;26(1):121-134. doi: 10.1177/13623613211020916. Epub 2021 Jun 8.
We investigated how couples support each other after their child's autism diagnosis and whether this affects the way they work together to raise their child. We recruited 70 couples raising a child on the autism spectrum. Both partners were asked to complete the same questionnaires measuring how they perceived the experience of having a child on the autism spectrum, how they used their relationship to support each other during stressful situations, how competent they felt completing their parenting tasks, and the coparenting relationship to explore how they worked together as a team when parenting their child. Parents participated in the study 1-36 months after their child's autism diagnosis. We used statistical techniques that allowed us to see the impact mothers and fathers had on each other. Overall, parents who felt more competent and supported by their partner worked better as a team to raise their child on the spectrum. Fathers invested in the coparenting relationship more when mothers felt more supported by fathers. Mothers invested in the coparenting relationship more when fathers felt more competent parenting their child. Further research is needed to better understand how we can support couples as their child gets older.
我们研究了夫妻在孩子被诊断出自闭症后如何相互支持，以及这是否会影响他们共同育儿的方式。我们招募了 70 对养育自闭症谱系儿童的夫妇。我们要求双方都完成同样的问卷，以衡量他们如何看待养育自闭症谱系儿童的经历、在压力情况下如何利用关系相互支持、完成育儿任务的能力以及合作育儿关系，以探索他们在育儿时作为团队如何合作。父母在孩子被诊断出自闭症后 1-36 个月参加了这项研究。我们使用了统计技术，使我们能够看到父母双方对彼此的影响。总的来说，那些感到更有能力、得到伴侣更多支持的父母作为一个团队更好地养育自闭症谱系儿童。当母亲感到更多来自父亲的支持时，父亲会更多地投入到共同养育关系中。当父亲感到更有能力育儿时，母亲会更多地投入到共同养育关系中。需要进一步的研究来更好地理解如何在孩子长大后支持夫妻。
