Stress in parents of autistic children
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aim: the study aims to establish the level of stress experienced by parents of autistic children, the connection between stress levels and gender and marital status of parents, the connection between stress levels and the age, gender and diagnosis of the child. Method: Stress levels in 105 parents of children suffering from autism, Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism were measured by means of the Parenting Stress Index questionnaire. Results: high stress levels were established in parents of autistic children (93rd percentile). Total stress is connected with all stress parameters (parental stress, difficult child, and dysfunctional parent-child interaction). Stress levels are not connected with parent's gender and marital status, or with the child's diagnosis. Stress is connected with the child's age, and higher in parents with older children.
Author: Ivona Milačić‐Vidojević
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W914955520