Social Support as a Protective Factor for the Well-Being of Parents of Children with Autism in Saudi Arabia

Khusaifan, Shatha Jamil; Keshky, Mogeda El Sayed El

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2020.11.014

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“…Specifically, parents with ASD children who perceived high levels of SS reported high levels of SWB. These results conform with previous studies ( Lin et al, 2011 ; Frantz et al, 2018 ; Khusaifan and Keshky, 2020 ). From the theoretical point of view, the main effects of SS suggested that the presence of SS may provide important contributions to positive mental health and SWB ( Kondrat et al, 2018 ).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…It may be one of the most beneficial and robust predictors of well-being (Shorey and Lakey, 2011;Hassanein et al, 2021). Previous studies have found that SS is significantly related to families' well-being (Lin et al, 2011;Frantz et al, 2018;Khusaifan and Keshky, 2020). Furthermore, the parents who had high SS needs reported low levels of well-being (Hassanein et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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

2021

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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.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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

2021

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“…Social support was positively associated with well-being (Sharda et al, 2019). And the positive effect of social support on the well-being should also be highlighted to healthcare professionals (Khusaifan and El Keshky, 2020).…”

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Social support and subjective well-being among postgraduate medical students: the mediating role of anxiety and the moderating role of alcohol and tobacco use

Huang

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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Medical students often face pressures from various sources in the course of postgraduate studies, and these factors have a negative impact on their subjective well-being. Previous researches have revealed that social support is a vital factor influencing subjective well-being, but unfortunately the underlying mechanism for this is unclear, especially for postgraduate medical students. The current study has inspected the effects of social support on subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students, the mediating role of anxiety and the moderating role of alcohol and tobacco use in the association between social support and subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students. A sample of 900 postgraduate medical students (Mage ¼ 27.01 years, SD ¼ 3.33) from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University completed the Social Support Rating Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, the Tobacco and Alcohol Use Questionnaire and the Subjective Well-Being Scale. Analysis of the structural equation model revealed that anxiety partially mediated the relationship between social support and subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students, while alcohol and tobacco use moderated the relationship between anxiety and subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students. This study revealed how social support act upon subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students. This study provides a theoretical basis for promoting and enhancing the subjective well-being of postgraduate medical students.

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“…Previous studies demonstrated that having larger social networks and support are related to positive well-being among mothers of children with ASD [ 20 ]. In Saudi Arabia, a study illustrated that social support exerts a protective effect on the psychological well-being of parents of children with ASD [ 21 ]. In the current study, the median scores for stress, anxiety, and depression were inversely related to the median score for the MSPSS.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological Well-Being of Mothers of Children With Autism in Saudi Arabia

AlGhamdi¹,

Alahmadi²,

Sayedahmad³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction Previous studies reported that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience higher levels of stress than parents of children with typical development. Methods This study conducted a quantitative cross-sectional survey to evaluate the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among mothers of children with ASD compared with mothers of children with typical development. In addition, we assessed whether the perception of social support is correlated to psychological well-being. The study recruited a non-probability sample of 143 mothers of children with ASD and a comparison group of 143 mothers of children with typical development. For data collection, an online questionnaire was used to investigate the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress using the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) and examine social support for mothers using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results No significant difference was observed in the levels of depression and anxiety between both groups. Nevertheless, extremely severe levels of depression and anxiety were observed in 23.1% and 27.3% of mothers in the ASD group compared with 11.9% and 16.8% for the control group, respectively. Alternatively, a significant difference exists between the two groups in the levels of stress. Extremely severe stress was identified in 17.5% of mothers of children with ASD compared with only 6.3% in the control group (p = 0.04). Lastly, the study found a significant correlation among the scores for stress, anxiety, and depression and for MSPSS. Conclusion Providing mental health services for mothers in need and investigating the underlying factors of extremely severe levels of depression and anxiety are recommended initiatives.

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Social Support as a Protective Factor for the Well-Being of Parents of Children with Autism in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 33 publications

References 36 publications

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

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

Social support and subjective well-being among postgraduate medical students: the mediating role of anxiety and the moderating role of alcohol and tobacco use

Psychological Well-Being of Mothers of Children With Autism in Saudi Arabia

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