Abstract
The present study examined the effects of emotional and behavioral problems on parenting stress among mothers of children with autism in Mongolia. The hypothesis is that if children with autism presented more problems on their emotional and behavioral aspects, the higher parenting stress perceived among the mother of children with autism. The convenience sample of the study was composed of 62 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. The present study used the Parenting Stress Index-Short form (PSI/SF) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which are translated into Mongolian language by research team. Using the current sample of mothers of children with autism, Cronbach`s alpha coefficients of PSI/SF-M was 0.94 and SDQ-M was 0.62 for our sample. Bivariate correlation between the variables measuring difficulties of child and parenting stress revealed the existence of small to moderate correlations between SDQ subscales and PSI/SF subscales. PSI/SF total score and SDQ total score are correlated significantly at 0.35 (p=0.01). Difficult child subscale is correlated mild to moderate with SDQ total score (0.53), emotional symptoms (0.37), hyperactivity/inattention (0.35) and conduct problem (0.50) in positive way. Strong correlations were found between subscales of PSI/SF (0.67-0.89). The result of multiple regression analysis indicated that in addition with emotional and behavioral problems of children, income sufficiency of household and social support variables is significantly associated with parenting stress of mothers.
Highlights
Autism spectrum disorder is regarded as interaction, verbalandnonverbala complex neurodevelopmental disorder that communication and restricted / repetitive involves persistent alterations in social behaviors [1]
Difficult child subscale is mild to moderate with Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total score (0.53), emotional symptoms
The results indicated that mothers of children with autism perceived higher stress in difficult child domain than other two domains, such as parental distress and parent-child dysfunctional interaction of parenting stress index
Summary
Autism spectrum disorder is regarded as interaction , verbalandnonverbala complex neurodevelopmental disorder that communication and restricted / repetitive involves persistent alterations in social behaviors [1]. There is no officially estimated number about the prevalence of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder among the population in Mongolia. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder experience multiple challenges and are overwhelmed by higher level of stress as compared to parents with typically normal children [3]. Parents raising a child with chronic disability are frequently affected with stress, which is caused by changes in their married life, career and social relationship [4]. Taking care of children with autism demands continuous and long-term responsibility from the parents. Most of the mothers taking care of their children with such disabilities are unemployed and stay at home depending solely on their spouses salary and the limited amount of social welfare benefits accorded to their children
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