Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May;53(5):2143-2152. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05531-0. Epub 2022 Mar 30.
The current study explored similarities and differences in parenting stress (PSI) and behaviours in parent reports of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attachment disorder (AD). 155 parents whose children had developmental delays and disorders completed the social communication questionnaire, Randolph attachment questionnaire, strengths and difficulties questionnaire, PSI, and parent-child relationship inventory. Parents of children with AD reported greater levels of PSI than parents of children with ASD. Parents of children reaching criteria for both disorders reported the greatest levels of PSI. Limit setting was poorest in parents of children with both classifications, followed by parents of children with AD, and then ASD. Limit setting mediated the relationship between PSI and child behaviour problems for parents of children with ASD < but not for parents of children with AD. These findings suggest different areas of difficulty for parents of children with these conditions, which may be of help in designing interventions.
本研究探讨了自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）和依恋障碍（AD）患儿父母报告的育儿压力（PSI）和行为的异同。155 名发育迟缓或障碍患儿的家长完成了社会沟通问卷、伦道夫依恋问卷、长处和困难问卷、PSI 和亲子关系量表。AD 患儿的父母报告的 PSI 水平高于 ASD 患儿的父母。同时符合两种障碍诊断标准的患儿的父母报告的 PSI 水平最高。在这两种分类的患儿中，限制设置最差的是父母，其次是 AD 患儿的父母，然后是 ASD 患儿的父母。限制设置中介了 ASD 患儿父母的 PSI 与儿童行为问题之间的关系，但对 AD 患儿父母的 PSI 与儿童行为问题之间的关系没有中介作用。这些发现表明，这些情况下的患儿父母有不同的困难领域，这可能有助于设计干预措施。
