African Parents' Perceptions of Autism and Their Relations to Parental Stress and Coping Strategy
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Ayinla, Joshua I.
نام ساير پديدآوران
Ho-Ji, Chang
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
La Sierra University
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2019
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
118 p.
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ed.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
La Sierra University
امتياز متن
2019
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
The presence of an autistic child in a family has adverse effects on many parts of family life. Parents of autistic children are known to experience disbelief, sadness, depression, self-blame, and anger. Autism is also commonplace in African countries, but little empirical research has been gathered about African parents' perceptions of autism, psychological stress, and coping strategies. This study intends to fill that research gap. The sample comprises 107 parents with an autistic child who received child support services from government-approved autistic centers in Lagos, Nigeria. Results revealed that the majority of the parents have an inadequate understanding of autism and reported moderate- to high-level stress about rearing autistic children. Parents were found to use negative coping strategies more often than positive coping strategies in dealing with their stress. Analysis also showed that mothers tend to report higher levels of stress than fathers. Additionally, the gender and birth order of autistic children were related to parental perception of autism. Parents reported more negative perception when the autistic child was female, while being a firstborn autistic child was a predictor of parents' more proactive attitudes. Parental attitudes toward autism were not significantly related to either their level of stress or their coping strategies. This study may offer relevant and practical information in understanding and assisting African parents in supporting their autistic children.
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Autistic children
اصطلاح موضوعی
Coping
اصطلاح موضوعی
Disability studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Educational psychology
اصطلاح موضوعی
Families & family life
اصطلاح موضوعی
Individual & family studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Parents & parenting
اصطلاح موضوعی
Perceptions
اصطلاح موضوعی
Special education
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )