Chaotic family environments and depressive symptoms in parents of autistic children: The protective role of optimism / Deborah RAFFERTY in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 96 (August 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 96 (August 2022) . - 102000 Titre : Chaotic family environments and depressive symptoms in parents of autistic children: The protective role of optimism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Deborah RAFFERTY, Auteur ; Mackenzie PRESTON, Auteur ; Whitney SULLIVAN, Auteur ; Naomi EKAS, Auteur Article en page(s) : 102000 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Optimism  Family functioning  Depression  Fathers Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Raising an autistic child is associated with increased parenting stress and higher rates of depression for both mothers and fathers. While most research has focused on the challenges related to having an autistic child, such as higher rates of chaotic family environments, an emerging body of research has begun to examine the protective effects of optimism to reduce the negative impact on parent mental health. Method A total of 133 mothers and 78 fathers of autistic children between the ages of 2?10 years participated in the study. Parents answered questionnaires related to their family functioning, dispositional optimism, and depressive symptoms. Results Results found a significant family chaotic environment X optimism X parent gender interaction. For mothers and fathers, higher levels of chaotic family environment were associated with increased depressive symptoms whereas increased levels of optimism were associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. However, optimism was only protective for mothers and not for fathers. Conclusions The results highlight the need for the inclusion of optimism in parent-focused interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102000 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=480 [article] Chaotic family environments and depressive symptoms in parents of autistic children: The protective role of optimism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Deborah RAFFERTY, Auteur ; Mackenzie PRESTON, Auteur ; Whitney SULLIVAN, Auteur ; Naomi EKAS, Auteur . - 102000. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 96 (August 2022) . - 102000 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Optimism  Family functioning  Depression  Fathers Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Raising an autistic child is associated with increased parenting stress and higher rates of depression for both mothers and fathers. While most research has focused on the challenges related to having an autistic child, such as higher rates of chaotic family environments, an emerging body of research has begun to examine the protective effects of optimism to reduce the negative impact on parent mental health. Method A total of 133 mothers and 78 fathers of autistic children between the ages of 2?10 years participated in the study. Parents answered questionnaires related to their family functioning, dispositional optimism, and depressive symptoms. Results Results found a significant family chaotic environment X optimism X parent gender interaction. For mothers and fathers, higher levels of chaotic family environment were associated with increased depressive symptoms whereas increased levels of optimism were associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. However, optimism was only protective for mothers and not for fathers. Conclusions The results highlight the need for the inclusion of optimism in parent-focused interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102000 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=480

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