Social Support as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Life Satisfaction Among the Chinese Parents of Children with ASD

Lu, Minghui; Wang, Guanghai; Lei, Hao; Mengliang, Shi; Zhu, Rui; Jiang, Fan

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3448-y

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“…A study which was conducted on parents with autistic children displayed that, similar to the results of this research, perceived stress and social support critically predicted quality of life (Lu, Wang, Lei, Shi, & Jiang, 2018;Nuri, Rustioglu, & Piskin-Abidoglu, 2018, Nuri, Akcamete, & Direktor, 2019.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

A Combined Model Study: The Needs of Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) in Parent Education

Nuri

Akçamete

Direktör

2019

iejee

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ADHD children have some special education needs. Participation of parents in the process plays an essential role in the effectiveness of education. Determination of the educational expectations of parents of children with special status in parent education, which is part of lifelong education, and preparation of education programs in line with these needs are of great importance for the development of the society. The aim of the research in this direction is to determine the educational needs of parents with ADHD children. In addition, determining stress and quality of life constitutes the other sub-objectives of the research. A mixed model is used in the study. Through special education teachers 200 parents (110 mothers and 90 fathers) were reached. "Beach Centre Family Quality of Life Scale", "Perceived Stress Level Scale" and "Tool for Determining Parent Needs" were used for quantitative data. According to the obtained results, the stress level of parents is a significant predictor of quality of life (β=-.204, t=-2.738, p< .01). Among these parents, semi-structured interviews were held with 15 volunteers. Case study was conducted for qualitative data. The answers given to the questions in line with the themes formed by the researcher were examined. With qualitative data, it was found that parents felt emotional disability, had negative experiences with the environment, and that the child had difficulty in solving school problems. In addition, when the responses were examined, it was seen that participants often needed practical training (f= 12) to solve the problem. When the literature is examined, the research findings are similar to other findings indicating that having a child with ADHD brings some difficulties. Preparation of education programs answering to the needs of parents has been proposed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

A Combined Model Study: The Needs of Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) in Parent Education

Nuri

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2019

iejee

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“…In addition to general cultural differences between individualistic and collectivistic societies, more attention should be paid to parenting behaviors in Chinese families of children with ASD because Chinese parents of children with ASD constantly face tremendous challenges of high financial burdens and severe psychological distress (Clark et al 2019;Lu et al 2018). In China, most parents of children with ASD have to quit their jobs to care for their children (Clark et al 2019).…”

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“…Despite the low income and high cost of treatment for families of children with ASD, these families receive little government support in most regions in China (Clark et al 2019;Ou et al 2015). Additionally, parents of children with ASD in China also often deal with challenges of comorbid physical and psychological symptoms (Lu et al 2018). Specifically, because of the one-child policy in China, Chinese parents may pay more attentions to and have high expectations of their one child (Settles et al 2013).…”

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Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ren

Han

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J Child Fam Stud

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Objectives Parenting children with autism spectrum disorder may be different from parenting typically developing children. The current study systematically compared mindful parenting and parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder and in families of typically developing children in China. Methods 167 biological parents (Mage = 37.87) of Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder and 167 biological parents (Mage = 38.04) of typical developing children completed questionnaires regarding mindful parenting and parenting practices. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to compare between the two types of families with parent/child gender effects on mindful parenting and parenting practices. Then a series of path analyses were also conducted to examine the associations between mindful parenting and parenting practices in the two types of families. Results Compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with autism spectrum disorder showed less listening with full attention, less proactive parenting, less supportiveness, more lax control, and more physical control to their children; in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (but not in families of typically developing children), fathers showed less proactive parenting and supportiveness to their children than mothers. We also found that parents’ listening with full attention and awareness of children’s emotions were significantly related to both positive and negative parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Conclusions Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and parents of typically developing children display different parenting behaviors. These findings can provide us more future directions in studying parenting behaviors in Chinese families of children with autism spectrum disorder.

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“…Contributing factors might be coping strategies, available formal and informal supports, satisfaction with caregiving, and family functioning. It is concluded in many present studies that greater social supports for the caregivers, obtaining adaptive coping strategies and caring for an individual with a milder form of ASD related behaviors tend to adjust more easily to the caregiving demands and experience lower levels of stress [25][26][27][28][29]. The present findings extended the existing knowledge and instead of finding the sources of the distress of ASD caregivers inside the family system, we adopted a broader view and discovered that parents of this group of children were motivated to continue employment because of the extra expenses caregiving imposed on them [30], but there are serious burdens on the way of their employment such as a lack of proper childcare services and inflexible employment situations [31].…”

Section: Quality Of Life and Sources Of Stress Among Family Members Amentioning

confidence: 71%

Understanding Different Aspects of Caregiving for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) a Narrative Review of the Literature

Samadi

2020

Brain Sciences

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Background: There has been a considerable endeavor to understand associated challenges of caregiving for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and to develop the necessary skills and approaches to assist parents of children with ASD. Different studies have been stressed the importance and need for parental involvement in the intervention process to increase positive impacts. Methods: The process of caregiving and the associated challenges should be understood from different aspects to be able to facilitate parent involvement in intervention implementation. In a narrative literature review, ten selected reviews were considered and each review considered a special aspect of caregiving for an individual with ASD. Results: Five main different factors in the available literature and reviews were considered as different themes that needed to be reconsidered in the studies on the impacts of caregiving for an individual with ASD. Conclusions: It is concluded that to facilitate parental involvement in the intervention process, and to support caregivers of this group of individuals this review highlights the need for improved research in some proposed areas in this field and to bridge the gap between research and practice in this field.

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Social Support as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Life Satisfaction Among the Chinese Parents of Children with ASD

Cited by 93 publications

References 35 publications

A Combined Model Study: The Needs of Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) in Parent Education

A Combined Model Study: The Needs of Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) in Parent Education

Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Understanding Different Aspects of Caregiving for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) a Narrative Review of the Literature

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