1. Coping and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
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Lai, Wei, Goh, Tze, Oei, Tian, and Sung, Min
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PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *ANALYSIS of variance , *AUTISM in children , *CHI-squared test , *CHINESE people , *COMPARATIVE studies , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *PARENTING , *PARENTS of children with disabilities , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *RESEARCH funding , *SELF-evaluation , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *STATISTICS , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress , *SURVEYS , *DATA analysis , *STATISTICAL significance , *WELL-being , *PSYCHOLOGY ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
This study examined psychological well-being and coping in parents of children with ASD and parents of typically developing children. 73 parents of children with ASD and 63 parents of typically developing children completed a survey. Parents of children with ASD reported significantly more parenting stress symptoms (i.e., negative parental self-views, lower satisfaction with parent-child bond, and experiences of difficult child behaviors), more depression symptoms, and more frequent use of Active Avoidance coping, than parents of typically developing children. Parents of children with ASD did not differ significantly in psychological well-being and coping when compared as according to child's diagnosis. Study results reinforced the importance of addressing well-being and coping needs of parents of children with ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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