School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Kirkwood Avenue, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand.
Autism Centre of Excellence, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Sep;53(9):3710-3716. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05534-x. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
Anxiety is commonly experienced by children on the autism spectrum, and can negatively impact their lives. Family accommodation has been linked to the impact of anxiety on the child's life in non-autistic children. This study tested whether the same relationship holds for children on the autism spectrum. A community sample (n = 118) of parents of children on the spectrum completed questionnaires on their child's autism characteristics and severity and impact of their child's anxiety, their own anxiety and family accommodation behaviours. Family accommodation was associated with the impact of child anxiety, over and above anxiety severity of the child and parent. Findings support the involvement of parents in psychosocial support for children on the autism spectrum experiencing anxiety.
自闭症谱系儿童普遍存在焦虑，这会对他们的生活产生负面影响。在非自闭症儿童中，家庭迁就与焦虑对儿童生活的影响有关。本研究检验了这种关系是否同样适用于自闭症谱系儿童。一个自闭症儿童的社区样本（n=118）的父母完成了关于他们孩子的自闭症特征和严重程度以及孩子的焦虑、父母自身焦虑和家庭迁就行为对孩子的影响的问卷。家庭迁就与儿童焦虑的影响有关，而与儿童和父母的焦虑严重程度无关。研究结果支持让父母参与到有自闭症谱系儿童的焦虑的心理社会支持中。
