Quality of Life, Coping Styles, Stress Levels, and Time Use in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Comparing Single Versus Coupled Households

McAuliffe, TomomiSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (author)

Quality of Life, Coping Styles, Stress Levels, and Time Use in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders : Comparing Single Versus Coupled Households

Funding Agencies|ASD
This study aimed to examine the influence of differences in household status on the parental stress, coping, time use and quality of life (QoL) among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders. Forty-three single and 164 coupled mothers completed the survey. Data were analysed using multivariate logistic regression. We found that single mothers were 1.05 times more likely to report lower levels of environmental QoL. Whilst they were 1.73 times more likely to use acceptance coping style, this association did not persist after adjusting for total number of children, household income and employment status. There was no difference in time use and stress between these mothers. Possible environmental issues for single mothers and implications for future research are discussed.

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Psykologi hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology hsv//eng
ASD
Coping
Quality of life
Single and coupled mothers
Stress
Time use
adolescent
adult
Article
autism
child
child parent relation
cognitive defect
coping behavior
cross-sectional study
employment status
environmental factor
female
health survey
household
household income
human
intellectual impairment
major clinical study
male
parental stress
priority journal
single parent
time

Cordier, ReinieSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (author)
Vaz, SharmilaSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (author)
Thomas, YvonneAllied Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Health & Society, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK,University of Worcester, England (author)
Falkmer, Torbjörn,1958-Linköpings universitet,Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. CHILD,School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia,Avdelningen för samhällsmedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Smärt och rehabiliteringscentrum,Curtin University, Australia; La Trobe University, Australia; Cooperat Research Centre Living Autism Spectrum Disorders, Australia(Swepub:liu)torfa41 (author)
School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaAllied Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Health & Society, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK (creator_code:org_t)

In:Journal of autism and developmental disorders: Springer47:10, s. 3189-32030162-32571573-3432

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