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Social Anxiety in Parents of High-Functioning Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Mar2013, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p521-529. 9p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- We evaluated social anxiety (SA) symptoms in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs; N = 131) and community parents (N = 597) using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI). SA was significantly more common in ASD than control mothers (15.6 vs. 6.7 %) and more equal between the ASD and control fathers (3.3 vs. 4.8 %). The ASD mothers scored significantly higher than control mothers on all SPAI scales. ASD fathers scored significantly higher than control fathers on the somatic, cognitive, avoidance and agoraphobic symptoms of SA. It is of clinical import to support ASD parents' well-being as their psychiatric features may contribute greatly to their children's emotional development and the well-being of the whole family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ANALYSIS of covariance
*ANALYSIS of variance
*AUTISM in children
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*PSYCHOLOGY of parents
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*ASPERGER'S syndrome in children
*SOCIAL anxiety
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ADULTS
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85676813
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1581-1