Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Da Paz, Nikko S.; Siegel, Bryna; Coccia, Michael A.; Epel, Elissa S.
Titel	Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 6, S.1971-1981 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3450-4
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Emotional Adjustment; Life Satisfaction; Mental Health; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Clinical Diagnosis; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Measures (Individuals); Case Studies; Factor Analysis; Psychological Patterns; Mother Attitudes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Well Being; Emotional Disturbances + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Emotionale Anpassung; Lebensvollendung; Psychohygiene; Autismus; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Messdaten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Faktorenanalyse; Mutterliebe; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gefühlsstörung
Abstract	Psychological adjustment to having one's child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder has important implications for a parent's mental health. In a longitudinal study, we examined the association between maternal adjustment to the diagnosis and measures of distress and well-being in 90 mothers of children with autism (baseline and 18 months). We used a novel 30-item scale "Adjustment to the Diagnosis of Autism." Factor analysis identified three dimensions of adjustment: acceptance, self-blame, and despair. Acceptance appeared to be a protective response, as it was associated with lower depressive symptoms, cross-sectionally and over time. Conversely, caregivers with increasing levels of self-blame and despair about the diagnosis over 18 months had worsening of mental health and satisfaction with life during this period. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01