Soutien social en tant que médiateur et modérateur de la relation entre le stress parental et la satisfaction de vie chez les parents chinois d'enfants avec un diagnostic de "trouble du spectre de l'autisme"

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Bien que de nombreuses études aient démontré que le soutien social touche un éventail d'expériences de vie, peu ont examiné ses effets modérateurs et médiateurs. Dans la présente étude, 479 parents chinois d'enfants avec un diagnostic de TSA (âgés de 3 à 18 ans) ont rempli les enquêtes évaluant le stress parental, le soutien social et la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie. 

Les résultats ont indiqué que le stress parental, le soutien social et la satisfaction à l'égard de la vie étaient étroitement liés. De plus, le soutien social a influencé et modéré l'influence du stress parental sur la satisfaction de vivre.  

Ces résultats impliquent que le stress parental et le soutien social sont des indicateurs critiques de la satisfaction de la vie et peuvent servir de stratégies d'intervention de base qui favorisent la satisfaction de la vie des parents chinois d'enfants avec un diagnostic de TSA.

J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jan 9. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3448-y.

Social Support as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Life Satisfaction Among the Chinese Parents of Children with ASD

Lu MH¹, Wang GH², Lei H³, Shi ML⁴, Zhu R⁵, Jiang F⁶.

Author information

1

Special Education Department, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. luminghui18@126.com.

2

Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Pediatric Translational Medicine Institution, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. wang-guanghai@163.com.

3

Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

4

School of Education, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, People's Republic of China.

5

School of Special Education, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, People's Republic of China.

6

Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Pediatric Translational Medicine Institution, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. fanjiang@shsmu.edu.cn.

Abstract

Although numerous studies have demonstrated that social support affects a range of life experiences, few have examined its moderating and mediating effects. In the current study, 479 Chinese parents of children with ASD (aged 3-18 years) completed the surveys assessing parenting stress, social support and life satisfaction. Results indicated that parenting stress, social support and life satisfaction were significantly related. Moreover, social support both mediated and moderated the influence of parenting stress on life satisfaction. These findings imply that parenting stress and social support are critical indicators of life satisfaction and can serve as basic intervention strategies that promote life satisfaction among Chinese parents of children with ASD.

PMID:29318434

DOI:10.1007/s10803-017-3448-y