Children With Autism Sleep Problems and Mothers' Stress
Children With Autism Sleep Problems and Mothers' Stress
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DOI：
10.1177/1088357608316271
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
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2
通讯作者：
Botts, Betsy H.
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作者：
Hoffman, Charles D.;Sweeney, Dwight P.;Botts, Betsy H.
养育患有自闭症的孩子与母亲的压力有关。本次调查调查了儿童的睡眠困难和自闭症的严重程度，以及母亲的睡眠问题与母亲报告的压力水平的关系（N = 72）。母亲对孩子睡眠问题的报告与母亲对自己睡眠困难的报告以及孩子自闭症症状的严重程度有关。自闭症的严重程度可以预测母亲的压力。在控制了儿童年龄和性别、母亲的睡眠以及自闭症的严重程度后，儿童的睡眠是母亲压力的重要预测因素 (p < .001)。研究结果表明，在检查导致自闭症儿童母亲压力的因素时，应将儿童的睡眠问题及其症状行为纳入考虑范围。
Parenting a child with autism has been associated with maternal stress. The present investigation examined children's sleep difficulties and severity of autism along with mothers' sleep problems in relation to stress levels reported by mothers (N = 72). Mothers' reports of their children's sleep problems were related to mothers' reports of their own sleep difficulties and to the severity of children's autistic symptoms. Severity of autism was predictive of mothers' stress. After controlling for child age and gender, mothers' sleep, and severity of autism, children's sleep was a significant predictor (p < .001) of maternal stress. Findings suggest including children's sleep problems along with their symptomatic behavior when examining factors that contribute to stress in mothers of children with autism.