Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan.

ABSTRACT: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique challenges, which may affect parenting functioning. However, little is known about gender and cultural variations in parenting stress and styles in these families. The aims of this study were to investigate: (1a) the differences in parenting stress and (1b) social style between Italian and Japanese mothers and fathers of children with ASD; (2) the predictive role of culture, sociodemographic, and child's characteristics on parenting stress; (3) the predictors of the social parenting style, including parenting stress dimensions. The study involved 92 Italians and 89 Japanese parents of school-age children (5-12 years) with ASD who completed the Parenting Stress Index and the Parenting Style Questionnaire. Results revealed t

SUBMITTER: Giannotti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8615867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature