ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Azlina Wati Nikmat Mahadir Ahmad, Lai Oon Ng, Salmi Razali.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Stress and Psychological Wellbeing among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry. Vol. 9, Supplement 1, 26-29 August 2008, page 68-69.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of parental stress and psychological wellbeing among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and their associations with dimension of support system Methods: This was a cross sectional study which randomly selected parents children with autism spectrum disorder who at tended psycho- education session on management of autistic children. The children were initially assessed using Gilliam Autistic Rating Scale (GARS) and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder following Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-IV) criteria. Psychological wellbeing, parental stress and dimensions of support system were assessed using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Parenting Stress Index (PAI) and Provision Social Relation (PSR) respectively. Results: Of the total 52 parents (34 female and 18 male), about 90.4% of parents had significant parenting stress and 53.8% of parents showed clinical disturbance in psychological wellbeing. Gender (t=1.67, p=0.02) and occupation (F=4.78, p=0.01) showed statistical significant associations with psychological wellbeing. No significant associations were found between other socio-demographic factors, parental stress and psychological wellbeing wit dimension of support system among parents with autistic child. Conclusion: Parents with autistic child have high prevalence of stress and psychological disturbances. Interactions of various factors need to be acknowledged and considered in order to reduce the burden of parents with autistic child.

Keywords: stress, psychological wellbeing, parents, children, autism, spectrum disorder

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Unit of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology MARA (UiTM),Malaysia

Code: 2010000348

ISSN/ISBN: 0218-3420

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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