Menezes Michelle, Soland Jim, Mazurek Micah O
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 May;54(5):1765-1773. doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-05951-6. Epub 2023 Mar 16.
The capacity of families with autistic children to demonstrate resilience is a notable strength that has received little attention in the literature. A potential predictor of family resilience in households with autistic youth is neighborhood support. This study examined the relationship between neighborhood support and family resilience in households with autistic youth utilizing data from the National Survey of Children's Health. A structural equation model was constructed as neighborhood support and family resilience were latent variables. Findings demonstrated that neighborhood support significantly predicts family resilience. This study contributes to the literature as the first quantitative investigation of predictors of family resilience with this group. Strengths of autistic youth, their families, and their communities can be and should be leveraged to address challenges.
有自闭症儿童的家庭展现出恢复力的能力是一项显著优势，但在文献中却很少受到关注。对于有自闭症青少年的家庭而言，邻里支持是家庭恢复力的一个潜在预测因素。本研究利用全国儿童健康调查的数据，考察了有自闭症青少年的家庭中邻里支持与家庭恢复力之间的关系。由于邻里支持和家庭恢复力是潜在变量，因此构建了一个结构方程模型。研究结果表明，邻里支持能显著预测家庭恢复力。本研究作为对该群体家庭恢复力预测因素的首次定量调查，为相关文献做出了贡献。自闭症青少年及其家庭和社区的优势能够且应该被用来应对挑战。
