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

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...

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Autores principales:	Michele Giannotti, Sophia Marlene Bonatti, Sanae Tanaka, Haruyuki Kojima, Simona de Falco
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	autism spectrum disorder parenting stress parenting style cross-cultural fathers Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/df157f589b014245a42adac597545f1e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df157f589b014245a42adac597545f1e2021-11-25T16:56:48ZParenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan10.3390/brainsci111114192076-3425https://doaj.org/article/df157f589b014245a42adac597545f1e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1419https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425Parents 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 that Japanese parents showed higher parenting stress and less engagement in social style than Italians. Across cultures, mothers used more social style than fathers. Being Japanese and having a child with greater ASD severity predicted higher levels of parenting stress. We also found that country, parent’s gender, and stress related to the dysfunctional interaction were significant predictors of parenting social style. Our findings highlight the importance of a cross-cultural approach to better understand the experiences and needs of mothers and fathers of children with ASD.Michele GiannottiSophia Marlene BonattiSanae TanakaHaruyuki KojimaSimona de FalcoMDPI AGarticleautism spectrum disorderparenting stressparenting stylecross-culturalfathersNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1419, p 1419 (2021)
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spellingShingle	autism spectrum disorder parenting stress parenting style cross-cultural fathers Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Michele Giannotti Sophia Marlene Bonatti Sanae Tanaka Haruyuki Kojima Simona de Falco Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
description	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 that Japanese parents showed higher parenting stress and less engagement in social style than Italians. Across cultures, mothers used more social style than fathers. Being Japanese and having a child with greater ASD severity predicted higher levels of parenting stress. We also found that country, parent’s gender, and stress related to the dysfunctional interaction were significant predictors of parenting social style. Our findings highlight the importance of a cross-cultural approach to better understand the experiences and needs of mothers and fathers of children with ASD.
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author	Michele Giannotti Sophia Marlene Bonatti Sanae Tanaka Haruyuki Kojima Simona de Falco
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title	Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
title_short	Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
title_full	Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
title_fullStr	Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
title_full_unstemmed	Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan
title_sort	parenting stress and social style in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a cross-cultural investigation in italy and japan
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/df157f589b014245a42adac597545f1e
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Parenting Stress and Social Style in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Investigation in Italy and Japan

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