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Hassan Sadafi M, Masjed-Saraee M R, Afrooz G A. (2021). The Comparison of Parenting Stress and Coping Strategies of Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum and Mothers of Healthy Children. Journal of Childhood Health and Education. 2(2), 63-77.
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Abstract Introduction: The present study examined and compared parenting stress and coping strategies of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and mothers of healthy children. Research Methods: The statistical population of this study included all mothers of healthy children and mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder who referred to the centers for organizing, treating and rehabilitating autistic disorders in districts 5 and 6 of Tehran. Sample size was calculated by research background. The sample size included 50 mothers of healthy children and 50 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder who referred to selected centers in districts 5 and 6 of Tehran Province who were participated in the study. Research instruments included the Gary Barry Jones (1995) Parental Stress Questionnaire and the Lazarus-Folkman (1985) Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire. After the data had been collected, the data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Variance and comparing the independent means of T between two independent groups. Results: According to the obtained means, the problem-oriented coping strategy of mothers of healthy children was significantly more than the problem-oriented coping strategy of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders. Also, the emotion-coping strategy of mothers of healthy children was significantly less than the emotion-coping strategy of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders. Discussion: The results showed that there was a significant difference between mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and mothers of healthy children in terms of parenting stress and coping strategies usage. Therefore, both hypotheses of the present study were confirmed.
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Received: 2021/07/31 | Accepted: 2021/08/12 | Published: 2021/10/2
Received: 2021/07/31 | Accepted: 2021/08/12 | Published: 2021/10/2
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