Barańczuk Urszula, Pisula Ewa
Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Dev Disabil. 2020 Jul 29;68(4):445-453. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2020.1797450. eCollection 2022.
The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between parental stress and parental depression symptoms. A total of 67 mothers took part in this study, of whom 39 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 28 mothers of typically developing children. The self-reported measures of the Parental Stress Index III and the Questionnaire for Measuring Depression were used in this study. Mothers' stress domain, but not children' stress domain, was positively associated not only with mothers' total symptoms of depression but also with its dimensions such as cognitive deficits and a lack of energy, thinking about dead, pessimism, and a feeling of alienation, anxiety and guilt symptoms, psychosomatic symptoms and a loss of interest, and lower self-regulation abilities in a group of mothers of children with ASD. There were not nearly any significant associations between mothers' stress and mothers' depression symptoms in a sample of mothers of typically developing children. The results have practical implications for mental health support providers.
该研究的目的是探讨父母压力与父母抑郁症状之间的关系。共有67位母亲参与了本研究，其中39位是患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的母亲，28位是发育正常儿童的母亲。本研究使用了《父母压力指数III》的自我报告量表和《抑郁测量问卷》。在患有ASD儿童的母亲群体中，母亲的压力领域而非孩子的压力领域，不仅与母亲的抑郁总症状呈正相关，还与其维度如认知缺陷、精力不足、想死的念头、悲观情绪、疏离感、焦虑和内疚症状、躯体症状和兴趣丧失以及较低的自我调节能力呈正相关。在发育正常儿童的母亲样本中，母亲的压力与母亲的抑郁症状几乎没有显著关联。这些结果对心理健康支持提供者具有实际意义。
