METHODS: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) were used to measure maternal anxiety and parenting stress respectively from 102 mothers of children with autism. We also collected information on parent-child relationships and children\'s problem behaviors by using the Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) and Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire (PSQ).
RESULTS: Parent-child conflict positively predicted state and trait anxiety in mothers of children with autism. The severity of children\'s psychosomatic disorders fully mediated the positive association between parent-child conflict and state-trait anxiety in mothers of children with autism. Parenting stress significantly moderated the impact of parent-child conflict on maternal state anxiety and trait anxiety.
CONCLUSIONS: In the case of children with autism spectrum disorders, parent-child conflict can directly affect maternal anxiety levels, especially when mothers have low levels of parenting stress. Parent-child conflict can also affect children\'s problem behaviors and thus indirectly affect maternal anxiety. Therefore, this study is of great significance for the alleviation of anxiety of mothers of autistic children and the family intervention for the early rehabilitation of autistic children.
方法:采用状态特质焦虑量表(STAI)和照顾者应变问卷(CGSQ)分别对102名自闭症儿童母亲的母亲焦虑和育儿压力进行测量。我们还使用儿童-父母关系量表(CPRS)和Conners父母症状问卷(PSQ)收集了有关亲子关系和儿童问题行为的信息。
结果:亲子冲突正预测自闭症儿童母亲的状态和特质焦虑。儿童心身疾病的严重程度完全介导了自闭症儿童母亲的亲子冲突与状态特质焦虑之间的正相关关系。育儿压力显著减轻了亲子冲突对母性焦虑和特质焦虑的影响。
结论:对于患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童,亲子冲突可以直接影响产妇的焦虑水平,尤其是当母亲有低水平的育儿压力。亲子冲突也会影响儿童的问题行为,从而间接影响母性焦虑。因此,本研究对于减轻孤独症儿童母亲的焦虑情绪以及家庭干预孤独症儿童的早期康复具有重要意义。