| Title |
Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-017-3450-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nikko S. Da Paz, Bryna Siegel, Michael A. Coccia, Elissa S. Epel |
| Abstract |
Psychological adjustment to having one's child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder has important implications for a parent's mental health. In a longitudinal study, we examined the association between maternal adjustment to the diagnosis and measures of distress and well-being in 90 mothers of children with autism (baseline and 18 months). We used a novel 30-item scale "Adjustment to the Diagnosis of Autism." Factor analysis identified three dimensions of adjustment: acceptance, self-blame, and despair. Acceptance appeared to be a protective response, as it was associated with lower depressive symptoms, cross-sectionally and over time. Conversely, caregivers with increasing levels of self-blame and despair about the diagnosis over 18 months had worsening of mental health and satisfaction with life during this period. |
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| Spain | 3 | 17% |
| United States | 3 | 17% |
| Canada | 2 | 11% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 44% |
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| Members of the public | 15 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
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| Unknown | 145 | 100% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Researcher | 9 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 53 | 37% |
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| Psychology | 44 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 64 | 44% |
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