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| Analysis of characteristics of parenting stress in children with autism spectrum disorder |
| YU Meiqiao, CHEN Shufen, LUO Shiping, WANG Weishi |
| Department of Children’s Psychology, Longgang Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, Guangdong Province, China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the characteristics of parenting stress in children with autism spectrum disorder（ASD）, and analyze the influencing factors. Methods By using convenient sampling method, 157 children with ASD,intellectual development delay（IDD）, and language delay（LD）who were first diagnosed in the Department of Children’s Psychology, Longgang Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shenzhen from January to June 2022 were enrolled. There were 61 children in ASD group, 45 in IDD group, and 51 in LD group, respectively. The scores of parenting stress index-short form（PSI-SF）among the ASD, IDD, and LD group were compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of parenting stress. Results The total score of PSI-SF in the ASD group was 112.49±18.67. The total score and scores of each subscale were significantly higher than those in the IDD and LD group（P<0.001）. The proportion of parents with high or very high PSI-SF total scores in the ASD group was 88.52 %（54/61）, which was significantly higher than 53.33%（24/45）in the IDD group and 39.21%（20 /51）in the LD group（P<0.001）. A high total score on theautism behavior checklist（ABC）was a risk factor for high levels of parenting stress in ASD children. Conclusion The parenting stress of children with ASD is higher than those of IDD and LD children. The level of parenting stress is related to the severity of symptoms of ASD.
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