Parental Stress Related to Caring for a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Benefit of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Parental Stress

A Systematic Review

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ID16913617
AuthorsMerve Yesilkaya (0000-0002-2780-2252), Ernesto Magallón‐Neri (0000-0003-1554-4118)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue2
Publication date2024-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/21582440241235033
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited66

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to exhibit more severe challenging behaviors than typically developing children and those with intellectual or other disabilities. This study aimed to review the stress levels of parents of individuals with ASD, and the use of mindfulness to decrease parental stress. The following variables of Autism, Stress, Parenting, Family, and Mindfulness were searched in PubMed and APA PsycNet databases. The studies between 2000 and 2023 with at least two of the mentioned keywords were included for further review. This review highlights the significance of further research on the severity of autism symptoms and how they are related to the level of parental stress, and it thoroughly examines the findings of pertinent studies on parental stress and autism. Furthermore, it aims to draw attention to the application of mindfulness-based interventions in reducing parental stress. Parents of children with ASD were found to have higher stress levels than those of typically developing children. Mindfulness-based interventions were found to be helpful in decreasing parents’ stress levels. Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder is very challenging, which causes parents to experience higher stress levels than those of typically developing children

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