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KMID : 0894920130130010149
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Journal of the Korean Association for Persons with Autism
2013 Volume.13 No. 1 p.149 ~ p.166
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Differences in Parenting Stress Associated with Feelings of Guilt among Korean Mother of Children with Autism & Aspects of Feelings of Guilt
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Lee Ji-Kyung
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Abstract
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This study investigated differences in parenting stress among Korean mothers who are raising children with autism. The study examined the frequency and situations of feelings of guilt these mothers experienced in their daily lives. The participants were 160 mothers of children with autism ranged from age 3 to age 12. The three major research questions were as follows: (1) if any difference exists in parenting stress between the group of mothers who responded with feelings of guilt and the other group who expressed that they never felt feelings of guilt in this context; (2) Among the mothers who responded “Yes” to the previous question, is there any significant difference in parenting stress between the group responding that feelings of guilt interfered with their ability to provide effective parenting for their child and the other group who reported the opposite?; and (3) Of those mothers, who reported feelings of guilt about “not doing enough”, how frequent are these episodes of guilt and in what situations do those feeling arise? The independent samples t test and descriptive analyses were used for data analysis. The results showed statistically significant differences in parenting stress for the two groups for research question 1 and 2. For research question 3, most mothers reported that they experience these feelings nearly “Everyday / Almost everyday”. These mothers reported that they deal with these feelings when they felt overwhelmed by caring for their children. Some approaches to alleviate the mothers’ parenting stress and feelings of guilt were suggested in the discussion.
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KEYWORD
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children with autism, Korean mothers, parenting stress, feelings of guilt
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