ArticleBMC psychology2024
Depression and parental distress among caregivers of autistic children: a serial mediator analysis in caregivers of autistic children.
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- Parenting Stress, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Mothers of Children With ASD: Distinct Moderating Roles of Positive Self-Compassion and Self-Coldness.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Parental Psychological Profiles in Autism and Other Developmental Contexts: A Latent Profile Analysis Informing Coordinated Family-Centered Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding Barriers to Caregiver Support Engagement During Their Autistic Youth's Transition to Adulthood: A Qualitative Analysis of Parental Perspectives.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Positive parenting and posttraumatic growth in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Türkiye.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- [Autism spectrum disorder today: critical reflections on hyperdiagnosis].Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Review
- Applying self-determination theory to understand maternal well-being in autism caregiving: a mini review.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Using wearable technology to evaluate the electrodermal activity of therapists assessing challenging behavior.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2026Article
- The Experience of Depression, Self-Efficacy, and Family Functioning Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Mixed Methods Study [Formula: see text].Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity of autism, emotional and behavioral problems of autistic children, internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, and primary caregiver parental stress. Specifically, we explored the mediating role of internal stigmatization and total difficulties of individuals with autism on parenting stress and depressive symptoms of the primary caregiver.
methodMothers of 93 children with autism were included in the study. The mothers were given the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI), the Autism Behavior Checklist, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, Strength, and Difficulties Questionnaire -Parent Form (SDQ-P).
resultsAs a result of our study, the emotional and behavioral problems of the child and the internalized stigmatization felt by the parent played a mediator role in the relationship between the child's autism severity and the parent's stress and depressive symptoms.
conclusionsOur findings highlight that internalized stigmatization and behavioral characteristics of individuals with autism are among the most critical problems for their primary caregivers. These results have important implications for the development of interventions aimed at reducing the internalized stigma experienced by primary caregivers of individuals with autism and for improving their mental health outcomes.
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