Stress, Eating Behavior and Adverse Health in Parents of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor:	Anna van der Lubbe, Hanna Swaab, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren, Wietske A. Ester
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Fathers Autism Spectrum Disorder Adverse Health Developmental and Educational Psychology Parenting Stress Eating Behavior Early Childhood
Zdroj:	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ISSN:	1573-3432
Popis:	Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience chronic stress and are at risk for adverse health. However, little is known about fathers, especially when their child is in early childhood. Parenting stress, eating behavior and physical health was evaluated in mothers (n = 48) and fathers (n = 43) of young children (3–7 years) with ASD by questionnaires and physical measurements. Mother’s prevalence rates of obesity (39.1%), abdominal obesity (59.6%) and metabolic syndrome (21.6%) were higher than the norm. In fathers, the prevalence rate of clinical parenting stress (33%) was higher than the norm. Parenting stress was positively related to disinhibited eating in mothers, not in fathers. It is crucial to monitor stress and health of parents of children with ASD.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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