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The Relationship Between Autism and Parenting Stress

Schieve, Laura A., Blumberg, Stephen J., Rice, Catherine, Visser, Susanna N., Boyle, Coleen·2007·Pediatrics

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. We assessed associations between parenting a child with autism and stress indicators. METHODS. In the 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health, parents or other knowledgeable adult respondents for children aged 4 to 17 years reported their recent feelings about their life sacrifices to care for their child, difficulty caring for their child, frustration with their child’s actions, and anger toward their child. Responses were compiled in the Aggravation in Parenting Scale. Parents of children reported to have autism (N = 459) were compared with parents of: (1) children with special health care needs including emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems other than autism that necessitated treatment (children with other developmental problems [N = 4545]); (2) children with special health care needs without developmental problems (N = 11475); and (3) children without special health care needs (N = 61826). Weighted estimates are presented. RESULTS. Parents of children with autism were more likely to score in the high aggravation range (55%) than parents of children with developmental problems other than autism (44%), parents of children with special health care needs without developmental problems (12%), and parents of children without special health care needs (11%). However, within the autism group, the proportion of parents with high aggravation was 66% for those whose child recently needed special services and 28% for those whose child did not. The parents of children with autism and recent special service needs were substantially more likely to have high aggravation than parents of children with recent special service needs in each of the 3 comparison groups. Conversely, parents of children with autism but without recent special service needs were not more likely to have high aggravation than parents of children with other developmental problems. CONCLUSIONS. Parenting a child with autism with recent special service needs seems to be associated with unique stresses.

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Authors
Schieve, L. A., Blumberg, S. J., Rice, C., Visser, S. N., & Boyle, C.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (US)
Venue
Pediatrics
Published
2007-02-01
Volume
119
Issue
Supplement_1
Pages
S114-S121
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
OpenAlex
W2094027276
Cited by
431
References
14
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, parental stress, special health care needs, developmental problems, special services, National Survey of Children's Health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Parents, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, United States, Causality, Case-Control Studies, Caregivers

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