School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 1;10:1061796. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1061796. eCollection 2022.
Research has shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffered high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and faced poor family quality of life (FQOL). However, little is known about the inherent dynamic interaction between pandemic stress and FQOL, especially in the Chinese cultural context.
This study provides preliminary evidence by examining the relationships among pandemic stress, parental involvement, and FQOL for children with autism in mainland China.
A total of 709 parents of children with autism completed measures of FQOL, parental involvement, and pandemic stress. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the interrelations among these variables.
Pandemic stress has direct effect and indirect effect mediated by parental involvement on FQOL. Two dimensions of pandemic stress had a direct effect on FQOL (β1 = 0.11; β2 = -0.55) and three dimensions had an indirect effect on FQOL through parental involvement (β1 = -0.097; β2 = 0.257; β3 = 0.114).
Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic affects family quality of life for children with autism in complex ways. Policies may be developed to enhance parental in the anti-epidemic victory and alleviate negative caused by the pandemic.
研究表明，自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的父母在 COVID-19 大流行期间承受着高度的压力，面临着较差的家庭生活质量（FQOL）。然而，在疫情压力和 FQOL 之间的内在动态相互作用方面，人们知之甚少，特别是在中文化背景下。
本研究通过考察中国大陆自闭症儿童的疫情压力、父母参与度和 FQOL 之间的关系，提供了初步证据。
共有 709 名自闭症儿童的家长完成了 FQOL、父母参与度和疫情压力的测量。结构方程模型被用来检验这些变量之间的相互关系。
疫情压力对 FQOL 有直接影响和间接影响，通过父母参与度来中介。疫情压力的两个维度对 FQOL 有直接影响（β1 = 0.11；β2 = -0.55），三个维度通过父母参与度对 FQOL 有间接影响（β1 = -0.097；β2 = 0.257；β3 = 0.114）。
与 COVID-19 大流行相关的压力以复杂的方式影响着自闭症儿童的家庭生活质量。可能会制定政策来增强父母在抗疫胜利中的参与度，并减轻疫情带来的负面影响。
