ABSTRACT

Aim

Frequency and relationship between child comorbid psychopathology and parental stress, quality of life (QoL), anxiety, depression, and social support were examined in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Method

Parents of 152 children and adolescents with ASD completed the Autism Spectrum Disorder-Comorbid for Children, Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated Version, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

Results

A series of one-way multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to examine the relationship between child comorbid psychopathology and parental well-being. A relationship was found between parental QoL, depression and anxiety and child comorbid psychopathology. Results showed a relationship between parental stress and the severity of child conduct, and repetitive behaviors.

Conclusion

This study adds to existing literature by demonstrating the relationship between comorbid psychopathology in children and adolescents in ASD and parental well-being.

中文翻译：

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自闭症谱系障碍儿童和青少年共病精神病理学与父母幸福感的关系

摘要

目的

在患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童和青少年的父母中，检查了儿童合并精神病理学与父母压力、生活质量 (QoL)、焦虑、抑郁和社会支持之间的频率和关系。

方法

152名自闭症儿童和青少年的父母完成了自闭症谱系障碍-儿童共病、育儿压力指数-简表、世界卫生组织生活质量简版、医院焦虑和抑郁量表以及感知社会支持的多维量表。

结果

进行了一系列单因素多变量方差分析，以检查儿童共病精神病理学与父母幸福感之间的关系。发现父母生活质量、抑郁和焦虑与儿童共病精神病理学之间存在关系。结果显示父母压力与孩子行为的严重程度和重复行为之间存在关系。

结论

本研究通过展示 ASD 儿童和青少年共病精神病理学与父母幸福感之间的关系，增加了现有文献。