Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report experiencing more parenting stress than parents of children with typical development or other developmental disorders. Eighty mothers of preschool children with ASD completed questionnaires with the purpose of exploring the extent and characteristics of parenting stress and the possibility of predicting parenting stress based on the mother's coping strategies, perceived social and professional support, the severity of the child's symptoms, and certain sociodemographic characteristics. The results show that 19% of the mothers had clinically significant parental stress. Most of the mothers experienced increased stress levels related to the following: poor interactions with their children (34%), the child's demandingness (27%), and their personal ability to cope with parental distress (20%). The predictors significantly explained 42.8% of the variance in total parental stress, with support from friends and severity of the child's symptoms being significant unique contributors.

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克罗地亚共和国患有自闭症谱系障碍的学龄前儿童的母亲的育儿压力、应对策略和社会支持。

患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童的父母比患有典型发育障碍或其他发育障碍的儿童的父母承受更多的养育压力。80 名患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 学龄前儿童的母亲完成了问卷调查，目的是探讨养育压力的程度和特征，以及根据母亲的应对策略、感知到的社会和专业支持、孩子症状的严重程度以及某些因素来预测养育压力的可能性。社会人口特征。结果显示，19% 的母亲有临床上显着的父母压力。大多数母亲的压力水平增加与以下因素有关：与孩子的互动不良（34％）、孩子的要求（27％）以及她们应对父母困扰的个人能力（20％）。预测变量显着解释了 42.8% 的父母总压力差异，其中朋友的支持和孩子症状的严重程度是重要的独特因素。