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- Title
Depression and parental distress among caregivers of autistic children: a serial mediator analysis in caregivers of autistic children.
- Authors
Demirpençe Seçinti, Dilara; Diş, Dilan; Albayrak, Zeynep Seda; Şen, Ezgi
- Abstract
Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity of autism, emotional and behavioral problems of autistic children, internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, and primary caregiver parental stress. Specifically, we explored the mediating role of internal stigmatization and total difficulties of individuals with autism on parenting stress and depressive symptoms of the primary caregiver. Method: Mothers of 93 children with autism were included in the study. The mothers were given the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI), the Autism Behavior Checklist, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, Strength, and Difficulties Questionnaire -Parent Form (SDQ-P). Results: As a result of our study, the emotional and behavioral problems of the child and the internalized stigmatization felt by the parent played a mediator role in the relationship between the child's autism severity and the parent's stress and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Our findings highlight that internalized stigmatization and behavioral characteristics of individuals with autism are among the most critical problems for their primary caregivers. These results have important implications for the development of interventions aimed at reducing the internalized stigma experienced by primary caregivers of individuals with autism and for improving their mental health outcomes.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; AUTISTIC children; HOMOPHOBIA; AUTISM in children; BURDEN of care; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; EMOTIONAL problems of children; MENTAL illness
- Publication
BMC Psychology, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2050-7283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40359-024-01704-x