Factors Associated with Functioning Style and Coping Strategies of Families with a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Higgins, Daryl J.; Bailey, Susan R.; Pearce, Julian C.
Titel	Factors Associated with Functioning Style and Coping Strategies of Families with a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 9 (2005) 2, S.125-137 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361305051403
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Caregivers; Rural Areas; Quality of Life; Marital Satisfaction; Coping; Autism; Family Support; Respite Care; Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Lebensqualität; Bewältigung; Autismus; Domestic assistance; Familienhilfe; Eltern
Abstract	A survey of parents/caregivers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was conducted to examine the relationship between ASD characteristics, family functioning and coping strategies. Having a child with ASD places considerable stress on the family. Primary caregivers of a child with ASD from a regional and rural area in Victoria, Australia (N = 53) were surveyed concerning their child with ASD, family functioning (adaptability and cohesion), marital satisfaction, self-esteem and coping strategies. Results suggest that these caregivers had healthy self-esteem, although they reported somewhat lower marital happiness, family cohesion and family adaptability than did norm groups. Coping strategies were not significant predictors of these outcome variables. Results highlight the need for support programmes to target family and relationship variables as well as ASD children and their behaviours, in order to sustain the family unit and improve quality of life for parents and caregivers as well as those children. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10