Parental Stress and Children's Self-Regulation Problems in Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

: Increased parental stress is strongly related to the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology. Parents' coping strategies and social support issues add to the complexity of this relationship. : The present study investigated the relationship between self-regulation skills and...

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Published in:Journal of intelligence 2022-01, Vol.10 (1), p.4
Main Authors: Efstratopoulou, Maria, Sofologi, Maria, Giannoglou, Sofia, Bonti, Eleni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
ASD
Autistic children
Behavior
behavioral difficulties
Cognitive development
Coping
coping strategies
Families & family life
Hypotheses
parental stress
Parents & parenting
self-regulation
Social support
Stress
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Summary:: Increased parental stress is strongly related to the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology. Parents' coping strategies and social support issues add to the complexity of this relationship. : The present study investigated the relationship between self-regulation skills and parenting stress in parents of nonverbal children with ASD. : The Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) was administered to 75 families, and self-regulation scores on a Motor Behavior Checklist for children (MBC) were recorded by students' class teachers (level of functioning-behavioral problems). In addition, interviews were conducted with a focus group of six parents (four mothers and two fathers) to explore the underline factors of parental stressin-depth. : Correlation analyses revealed that parenting stress was positively correlated with elevated scores on MBC children's self-regulation subscale. On the other hand, parenting stress was negatively correlated with the level of social functional support reported. Qualitative data were analyzed using transcripts, revealing additional stressors for families and parents, and resulting in recommendations to overcome these factors. : Aiming at developing strategies to improve self-regulation skills in nonverbal children with ASD may be particularly important in reducing parental stress for families having nonverbal children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Parents' stressors and suggestions during interviews are also discussed.
ISSN:2079-3200
2079-3200
DOI:10.3390/jintelligence10010004