Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology

Mediation role of coping strategies and perceived social support in relation to stress and quality of life in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Farzaneh Ghanimi 1
Esmat Danesh 2
Asghar Dadkhah 3
Sadegh Taghilu 4
1 Iran Welfare Organization
2 Professor of Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
3 Professor of Department of Psychology, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of mediator of coping strategies and perceived social support in relation to perceived stress and quality of life of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Method: The research method was correlation and the statistical society was the all parents of ASD children in the whole country was 4000 in 1396. Using a purposeful sampling method, one of the 31 provinces of the country was a center and in the provinces of Tehran and Alborz, two autism-related organizations were also selected. A total of 623 eligible subjects were selected and included Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), by Cohen and Kamarck, Mermelstein (1983), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), of Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet and Farley (1988), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS) of Endler, and Parker (1990), and World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), (1996). After deleting 11 data, 612 data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Results: The findings showed that the structural pattern of the research with the collected data was favorable and social support perceived was negatively mediates the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life of parents of ASD children (β =-0/1512, P
Keywords
Autism
Stress
Socilal Support
coping strategies
Quality of life
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