Depression and psychological help-seeking attitude among Turkish mothers of children with autism: problem-focused coping as a mediator.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2024-12-28 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2024.2440655

Aman Sado Elemo, Ecem Can

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Studies demonstrate that mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience depression and are less likely to seek professional psychological help. This study examined the roles of coping strategies in predicting psychological help-seeking attitudes among mothers of children with ASD. A total of 250 Turkish mothers of children with autism were recruited using purposive sampling during their training at the autism center in Istanbul. The results showed that depression was positively associated with problem-focused coping and negatively associated with psychological help-seeking attitudes. Psychological help-seeking attitudes and problem-focused coping were positively correlated with avoidant coping. Mediation analysis demonstrated that problem-solving plays a mediating role in the relationship between depression and psychological help-seeking attitudes. When addressing the psychological help-seeking attitudes of mothers of children with autism, future prevention and intervention programs may have to take into account mothers' depressive symptoms, and how they view and cope with depression and challenges related to parenting their child with autism.

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土耳其自闭症儿童母亲的抑郁和心理求助态度：以问题为中心的应对作为中介。

研究表明，患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的母亲患有抑郁症，并且不太可能寻求专业的心理帮助。本研究考察了应对策略在预测自闭症儿童母亲心理求助态度中的作用。在伊斯坦布尔自闭症中心接受培训期间，总共招募了250名土耳其自闭症儿童的母亲。结果表明，抑郁与问题关注型应对呈正相关，与心理求助态度负相关。心理求助态度、问题关注型应对与回避型应对呈正相关。中介分析表明，问题解决在抑郁与心理求助态度的关系中起中介作用。在解决自闭症儿童母亲的心理求助态度时，未来的预防和干预方案可能必须考虑到母亲的抑郁症状，以及她们如何看待和应对与养育自闭症儿童相关的抑郁和挑战。

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.