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The Relationship between Child Anxiety and the Quality of Life of Children, and Parents of Children, on the Autism Spectrum

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Title: The Relationship between Child Anxiety and the Quality of Life of Children, and Parents of Children, on the Autism Spectrum
Language: English
Authors: Adams, Dawn, Clark, Megan, Simpson, Kate
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. May 2020 50(5):1756-1769.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Children, Parents, Affective Measures
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-03932-2
ISSN: 0162-3257
Abstract: Children on the autism spectrum experience high rates of anxiety but little is known about the impact of anxiety on child or parent quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between anxiety, autism characteristics, and QoL in children and their parents. Sixty-four parents of children on the spectrum completed questionnaires on their child's autism characteristics, anxiety symptomatology, and both child (PedsQL) and parent QoL (WHOQoL-BREF). Parents of children with elevated anxiety reported lower child and parent QoL. Regression models highlight specific anxiety subscales as predictive of PedsQL school and emotional functioning but not of parent QoL. Anxiety symptomatology may be a significant factor contributing to specific aspects of QoL for children on the spectrum.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1252839
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Children on the autism spectrum experience high rates of anxiety but little is known about the impact of anxiety on child or parent quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between anxiety, autism characteristics, and QoL in children and their parents. Sixty-four parents of children on the spectrum completed questionnaires on their child's autism characteristics, anxiety symptomatology, and both child (PedsQL) and parent QoL (WHOQoL-BREF). Parents of children with elevated anxiety reported lower child and parent QoL. Regression models highlight specific anxiety subscales as predictive of PedsQL school and emotional functioning but not of parent QoL. Anxiety symptomatology may be a significant factor contributing to specific aspects of QoL for children on the spectrum.
ISSN:0162-3257
DOI:10.1007/s10803-019-03932-2