Social Anxiety in Parents of High-Functioning Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Kuusikko-Gauffin, Sanna; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Jussila, Katja; Ebeling, Hanna; Pauls, David; Moilanen, Irma
Titel	Social Anxiety in Parents of High-Functioning Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 3, S.521-529 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1581-1
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Emotional Development; Anxiety Disorders; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Mothers; Fathers; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parents; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Scores; Fear; Child Development; Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gefühlsbildung; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Mother; Mutter; Eltern; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Furcht; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	We evaluated social anxiety (SA) symptoms in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs; N = 131) and community parents (N = 597) using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI). SA was significantly more common in ASD than control mothers (15.6 vs. 6.7 %) and more equal between the ASD and control fathers (3.3 vs. 4.8 %). The ASD mothers scored significantly higher than control mothers on all SPAI scales. ASD fathers scored significantly higher than control fathers on the somatic, cognitive, avoidance and agoraphobic symptoms of SA. It is of clinical import to support ASD parents' well-being as their psychiatric features may contribute greatly to their children's emotional development and the well-being of the whole family. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10