The mediating role of perceived social support: alexithymia and parental burnout in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental burnout is a concept that reflects the emotional exhaustion and emotional distance of parents from children due to their inability to cope with the pressure of parenting. It has been confirmed that parents of autistic children are at higher risk for parental burnout. Additional research has suggested a relationship between parental burnout and parents' personality traits. However, the relationship between alexithymia, an independent personality factor, with parental burnout is little to none.

Objective

To look into the connection between parental burnout and alexithymia among parents of autistic children.

Method

Three hundred and one parents were approached for recruitment and data were collected from 203 parents through a cross-sectional survey as

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290202 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature