Studies have shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorders experience stress in parenting their children (e.g. Anyanwu et al. in Glob J Health Sci 11(8):51–60, 2019; Ayers in Self-care: why parents of children with disabilities must nurture themselves, 2012. http://www.disaboom.com/childrewithdisabilities ; Bonis in Issues Mental Health Nurs 37:153–163, 2016). The current study examined the effect of rational emotive family health therapy (REFHT) on parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorders. A total of 128 participants allocated randomly to the intervention group and no-contact control group served as participants in this study. A 12-week REFHT programme that focused on reducing parenting stress was delivered to the intervention group by the therapists. Data analyses were completed using repeated-measures ANOVA. Results revealed no significant difference between the participants in the treatment group and no-contact control group at the initial evaluation. We found significant improvement in the management of parenting stress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders after exposure to REFHT and at follow-up. Therefore, we concluded that rational emotive family health therapy has beneficial and sustained effects in improving the management of parenting stress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.

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减少自闭症谱系障碍儿童家庭养育压力的理性情绪家庭健康疗法：一项随机对照研究

研究表明，患有自闭症谱系障碍儿童的父母在养育孩子时会遇到压力（例如 Anyanwu 等人在 Glob J Health Sci 11(8):51–60, 2019 中；Ayers in Self-care: why残疾必须自我培养，2012. http://www.disaboom.com/childrewithdisabilities ; Bonis in Issues Mental Health Nurs 37:153–163, 2016)。目前的研究调查了理性情绪家庭健康疗法 (REFHT) 对自闭症谱系障碍儿童家庭养育压力的影响。共有 128 名参与者随机分配到干预组和非接触对照组作为本研究的参与者。治疗师向干预组提供了一个为期 12 周的 REFHT 计划，重点是减轻育儿压力。使用重复测量方差分析完成数据分析。结果显示，在初始评估时，治疗组和非接触对照组的参与者之间没有显着差异。我们发现自闭症谱系障碍儿童的父母在接触 REFHT 后和随访中对养育压力的管理有了显着改善。因此，我们得出结论，理性情绪家庭健康疗法在改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童父母的养育压力管理方面具有有益和持续的作用。我们发现自闭症谱系障碍儿童的父母在接触 REFHT 后和随访中对养育压力的管理有了显着改善。因此，我们得出结论，理性情绪家庭健康疗法在改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童父母的养育压力管理方面具有有益和持续的作用。我们发现自闭症谱系障碍儿童的父母在接触 REFHT 后和随访中对养育压力的管理有了显着改善。因此，我们得出结论，理性情绪家庭健康疗法在改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童父母的养育压力管理方面具有有益和持续的作用。