Adolescents and Adults with Autism with and without Co-morbid Psychiatric Disorders: Differences in Maternal Well-Being
Adolescents and Adults with Autism with and without Co-morbid Psychiatric Disorders: Differences in Maternal Well-Being
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DOI：
10.1080/19315860801988228
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发表时间：
2008-04-10
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
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作者：
Kring, Sheilah R.;Greenberg, Jan S.;Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
本研究探讨了青少年和成人自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的特征与母亲幸福感之间的关系。比较了两组：患有ASD和共病精神疾病的青少年和成人的母亲（n = 142）和儿子或女儿只有ASD诊断的母亲（n = 130）。与只有ASD的个体相比，患有共病精神障碍的个体有更高水平的重复行为、反社会行为和行为不可预测性。他们的健康状况也较差，肠胃问题和睡眠问题也更频繁。与仅患有ASD的儿子和女儿的母亲相比，患有ASD和共病精神疾病的儿子和女儿的母亲报告了更高的负担水平和更差的亲子关系质量。患有ASD的儿子和女儿的反社会行为水平较高，行为不可预测性较差，健康状况较差，这些都预示着母亲负担更重，亲子关系质量更差。
This study investigated the associations between the characteristics of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and maternal well-being. Two groups were compared: mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD and co-morbid psychiatric disorders (n = 142) and mothers whose sons or daughters had a single diagnosis of ASD (n = 130). Individuals with co-morbid psychiatric disorders had higher levels of repetitive behaviors, asocial behavior, and unpredictability of behavior than their counterparts with ASD only. They also had poorer rated health as well as more frequent gastrointestinal problems and sleep problems. Mothers of sons and daughters with ASD and co-morbid psychiatric disorders reported higher levels of burden and a poorer quality parent-child relationship than mothers of sons and daughters with ASD only. Higher levels of asocial behavior, unpredictability of behavior, and poorer health in sons and daughters with ASD were predictive of greater burden in mothers and a poorer quality parent-child relationship.