Trajectories of Emotional Well-Being in Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Barker, Erin T.; Hartley, Sigan L.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Floyd, Frank J.; Greenberg, Jan S.; Orsmond, Gael I.
Titel	Trajectories of Emotional Well-Being in Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 47 (2011) 2, S.551-561 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0021268
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Social Support Groups; Behavior Problems; Mothers; Autism; Developmental Disabilities; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Adolescents; Well Being; Adults; Child Rearing; Whites; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Residential Programs; Family Environment; Mental Health; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Entwicklungsstörung; Angst; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kindererziehung; White; Weißer; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Familienmilieu; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Raising an adolescent or adult child with a developmental disability confers exceptional care giving challenges on parents. We examined trajectories of 2 indicators of emotional well-being (depressive symptoms and anxiety) in a sample of primarily Caucasian mothers (N = 379; M[subscript age] = 51.22 years at Time 1) of adolescent and adult children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD; M[subscript age] = 21.91 years at Time 1, 73.2% male). We also investigated within-person associations of child context time-varying covariates (autism symptoms, behavior problems, residential status) and maternal context time-varying covariates (social support network size and stressful family events) with the trajectories of emotional well-being. Data were collected on 5 occasions across a 10-year period. Average patterns of stable (depressive symptoms) and improved (anxiety) emotional well-being were evident, and well-being trajectories were sensitive to fluctuations in both child and maternal context variables. On occasions when behavior problems were higher, depressive symptoms and anxiety were higher. On occasions after which the grown child moved out of the family home, anxiety was lower. Anxiety was higher on occasions when social support networks were smaller and when more stressful life events were experienced. These results have implications for midlife and aging families of children with an ASD and those who provide services to these families. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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