Journal Article

Impacts of Autistic Behaviors, Emotional and Behavioral Problems on Parenting Stress in Caregivers of Children with Autism

Chen, Ying-Dar, Huang, Chien-Yu, Tung, Li-Chen, Yen, Hsui-Chen, Chen, Kuan-Lin, Tseng, Mei-Hui

2014

Overview

This study examined the effects of autistic behaviors and individual emotional and behavioral problems on parenting stress in caregivers of children with autism. Caregivers were interviewed with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and completed the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Parenting Stress Index Short Form. Results revealed that caregivers of children with mild/moderate autistic behavior problems perceived lower parenting stress than did those of children with no or severe problems. In addition, prosocial behaviors and conduct problems respectively predicted stress in the parent–child relationship and child-related stress. The findings can provide guidance in evaluations and interventions with a focus on mitigating parenting stress in caregivers of children with autism.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Adult / Affective Symptoms - psychology / Affective Symptoms - therapy / Anxiety / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Autistic Disorder - psychology / Autistic Disorder - therapy / Behavior / Behavior Patterns / Behavior Problems / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Behaviour disordered children / Biological and medical sciences / Care and treatment / Caregiver burden / Caregivers / Caregivers - psychology / Carers / Child / Child and School Psychology / Child Behavior / Child Caregivers / Child clinical studies / Child Development / Child, Preschool / Childhood / Childhood Autism Rating Scale / Children / Conduct disorder / Developmental disorders / Emotional disturbances / Emotional Problems / Emotional-Behavioural problems / Emotions / Female / Foreign Countries / Health aspects / Humans / Infantile autism / Interviews / Male / Measures / Medical sciences / Methods / Middle Aged / Neurosciences / Original Paper / Parent Child Relationship / Parent-Child Relations / Parental stress / Parenting / Parenting - psychology / Parenting Stress Index / Parents & parenting / Pediatrics / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Prosocial Behavior / Psychological aspects / Psychology / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychopathology. Psychiatry / Public Health / Severity (of Disability) / Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire / Stress / Stress management / Stress, Psychological - psychology / Surveys and Questionnaires / Taiwan / Taiwan (Taipei)