Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism is a chronic psychiatric disorder in which social relatedness is profoundly affected. The parents of afflicted children as the main caregivers mostly suffer from the situation. This study aimed at investigating the economic status, social status, coping styles, personality traits and mental h...

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Main Authors: A. R. Shafiee Kandjani, MD, S. Shafiee, S. Vatankhah, M. Farvareshi, Ph.D.
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Published: The Academy of Scientific Studies in Education 2020-12-01
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Online Access:http://qjfr.ir/article-1-1598-en.pdf
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author A. R. Shafiee Kandjani, MD
S. Shafiee
S. Vatankhah
M. Farvareshi, Ph.D.
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S. Shafiee
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description Autism is a chronic psychiatric disorder in which social relatedness is profoundly affected. The parents of afflicted children as the main caregivers mostly suffer from the situation. This study aimed at investigating the economic status, social status, coping styles, personality traits and mental health in the parents of children with autism. This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was carried out among the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Tabriz.  In 2018-19 school year, ninety parents whose children were diagnosed by a psychiatrist according to DSM.5 criteria were recruited through convenience sampling method. The instruments included NEO Questionnaire, Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire, Coping Styles Questionnaire (Billings and Moos) and SCL-25. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance with SPSS-16 software. The parents had a low socioeconomic status, a moderate degree of mental difficulties, but they were responsible and accountable for their performance. In addition, they had problem-oriented coping styles. The attention of health system policymakers and therapists to economic problems and mental health of such parents is mandatory.
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spelling doaj.art-925b64d655bb4cbdb593eee8e2f1465d2023-08-27T07:35:31ZfasThe Academy of Scientific Studies in Educationخانواده و پژوهش2676-67282783-05862020-12-0117389104Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderA. R. Shafiee Kandjani, MD0S. Shafiee1S. Vatankhah2M. Farvareshi, Ph.D.3 Autism is a chronic psychiatric disorder in which social relatedness is profoundly affected. The parents of afflicted children as the main caregivers mostly suffer from the situation. This study aimed at investigating the economic status, social status, coping styles, personality traits and mental health in the parents of children with autism. This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was carried out among the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Tabriz.  In 2018-19 school year, ninety parents whose children were diagnosed by a psychiatrist according to DSM.5 criteria were recruited through convenience sampling method. The instruments included NEO Questionnaire, Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire, Coping Styles Questionnaire (Billings and Moos) and SCL-25. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance with SPSS-16 software. The parents had a low socioeconomic status, a moderate degree of mental difficulties, but they were responsible and accountable for their performance. In addition, they had problem-oriented coping styles. The attention of health system policymakers and therapists to economic problems and mental health of such parents is mandatory.http://qjfr.ir/article-1-1598-en.pdfcoping stylesmental healthautism spectrum disorderpersonality traits
spellingShingle A. R. Shafiee Kandjani, MD
S. Shafiee
S. Vatankhah
M. Farvareshi, Ph.D.
Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
خانواده و پژوهش
coping styles
mental health
autism spectrum disorder
personality traits
title Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_fullStr Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full_unstemmed Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_short Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits, Coping Styles, and Mental Health of the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_sort socioeconomic status personality traits coping styles and mental health of the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
topic coping styles
mental health
autism spectrum disorder
personality traits
url http://qjfr.ir/article-1-1598-en.pdf
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