Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism / Nikko S. DA PAZ in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-6 (June 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-6 (June 2018) . - p.1971-1981 Titre : Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Nikko S. DA PAZ, Auteur ; B. SIEGEL, Auteur ; M. A. COCCIA, Auteur ; E. S. EPEL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1971-1981 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adaptive adjustment  Autism spectrum disorders  Caregivers  Depression  Stress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : 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. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3450-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=361 [article] Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Nikko S. DA PAZ, Auteur ; B. SIEGEL, Auteur ; M. A. COCCIA, Auteur ; E. S. EPEL, Auteur . - p.1971-1981. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-6 (June 2018) . - p.1971-1981 Mots-clés : Adaptive adjustment  Autism spectrum disorders  Caregivers  Depression  Stress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : 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. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3450-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=361

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