What is Parental Stress Connected to in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder? Implications for Parents' Interventions

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ID2348232
AutoresMagda Di Renzo (0000-0001-5737-6234, Istituto di Ortofonologia, autor de correspondencia), Bruno Tagliacozzi (0000-0001-6886-9085, Institute of Orthophonology (IdO) of Rome, Rome, Italy), Viviana Guerriero (0000-0002-9931-8988, Institute of Orthophonology (IdO) of Rome, Rome, Italy), Massimiliano Petrillo (Institute of Orthophonology (IdO) of Rome, Rome, Italy), Federico Bianchi Di Castelbianco (0000-0001-8703-8682, Institute of Orthophonology (IdO) of Rome, Rome, Italy)
Año2022
Volumen43
Número9
Páginas2456-2479
Fecha de publicación2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x211030735
OpenAlexW3182847584
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas57

Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be a very stressful experience, impacting parents and their ability to take care of their child. We examined the relationship between parenting stress and child, and parent and contextual factors in a sample of 61 families of children with ASD recruited in a centre for ASD assessment and treatment. Results showed that mothers had a higher level of stress related to their parental role when compared to fathers. Data also showed the importance of considering the specific role of parental emotion regulation, family functioning and educational level in influencing maternal stress and the specific role of couple adjustment in influencing fathers' parental distress. This study pointed out the importance of employing a vision that embraces different domains of family life in cases of children with ASD and in parents' intervention programmes because these factors may contribute to parental stress

Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Developmental psychology · Distress · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology