Psychological Development and Education ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 77-84.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.01.09

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The Relationship between Autistic and Intellectual Disabled Children's Behavior Problems and Parental Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress and the Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support

LI Xingkai1,2, WU Junsheng1, YAO Xiaotong1, LIU Yingshan1, REN Jie1, CHEN Suiqing1   

  1. 1. School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006;
    2. Huan Shi Road Primary School, Guangzhou 510095
  • Published:2023-01-10

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Abstract: To explore the relationship between autistic and intellectual disabled children's behavior problems and parental anxiety, 1023 parents of autistic or intellectual disabled children completed questionnaires regarding behavior problems, parenting stress, perceived social support and state anxiety. The study indicated that:after controlling parents' gender, age, children's gender and age, (1) children's behavior problems positively and significantly predicted their parents' anxiety; (2) parenting stress significantly mediated the relationship between children's behavior problems and parental anxiety; (3) the relationship between children's behavior problems and parenting stress was moderated by perceived social support of parents, and the moderate effect was only significant in parents of children with intellectual disability. The results revealed the affect and mechanism of autistic and intellectual disabled children's behavior problems on parental anxiety. And it will help to mitigate parents' stress and anxiety.

Key words: children’s behavior problems, parental anxiety, perceived social support, parenting stress

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  • B844
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