scholarly journals Social Support and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Perceived Discrimination

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongfei Ban ◽  
Ji Sun ◽  
Jiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Chinese Parents

The present research was done to examine whether social support was related to subjective well-being on Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how perceived discrimination affected this relationship. Two hundred four parents with ASD children were investigated by Inventory of Social Support Behavior, Perceived Discrimination Scale for Parents of Children With ASD, Subjective Well-being Scale. The results showed that perceived discrimination was negatively associated with social support and subjective well-being, and social support was positively related to subjective well-being. Furthermore, perceived discrimination played a partial mediating role between social support and subjective well-being. All the findings suggest that social support can directly influence subjective well-being of parents of ASD children and indirectly influence subjective well-being through perceived discrimination.

Self-esteem, social support, and life satisfaction in Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 70-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghui Lu ◽  
Guangxue Yang ◽  
Elizabeth Skora ◽  
Guanghai Wang ◽  
Yandong Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Chinese Parents

Bio-ecological factors associated with the psychological distress of fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based study of Australian families

Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 825-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Seymour ◽  
Rebecca Giallo ◽  
Catherine E Wood
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Factors Associated

Using a bio-ecological framework, the aim of this study was to examine factors associated with psychological distress experienced by fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder from a nationally representative sample of Australian children and their families. Individual (e.g. age and self-efficacy), interpersonal (e.g. partner distress, couple relationship, child behaviour and social support) and social environmental factors (e.g. job quality and financial hardship) were explored as potential predictors of fathers’ distress. Data were drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, where 159 fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder were identified. As comparison, 6578 fathers of children without developmental disabilities were identified. Multiple regression analyses showed that experiencing depression within the past year, job quality (e.g. autonomy and access to parental leave) and social support were significant predictors for fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder. The importance of supporting the well-being of fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder is discussed.

Stability and change in resolution of diagnosis among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: Child and parental contributions

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4pt1) ◽  
pp. 1045-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurit Yirmiya ◽  
Ifat Seidman ◽  
Nina Koren-Karie ◽  
David Oppenheim ◽  
Smadar Dolev
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Maternal Attachment ◽  
Child Characteristics ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Mental Age ◽  
Parental Characteristics

AbstractThe contribution of change over time in parent and child characteristics to parents’ resolution of child's diagnosis was examined among 78 mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Children's characteristics (e.g., mental age and severity of symptoms), parental characteristics (e.g., attachment-related anxiety and stress level), and parents’ resolution of their child's diagnosis (resolved vs. unresolved) were examined at Time 1, and reassessed 3 years later at Time 2. Results indicated a deferential contribution of change in parent and child characteristics among mothers and fathers. An increase in child symptom severity and in maternal attachment-related anxiety, as well as longer durations of time since receiving the diagnosis, significantly predicted maternal resolved status at Time 2. Conversely, none of the changes in children's or paternal characteristics predicted paternal resolved status at Time 2. Results are discussed in relation to child and parental contributions to resolution, the differences in the adjustment and well-being of mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder, parental growth following receiving the diagnosis, and the need for intervention components specific to parental resolution and attachment-related anxiety.

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