Influence Mechanism and Improve Strategy of the Quality of Life of Parents of Autistic Children

Abstract

Autism is not only the misfortune of patient but also heavy burden of parents. In order to explore the influence mechanism of the quality of life of parents of autistic children. we analyzed 399 questionnaires from them by related analysis and path analysis, found results that (1) Existing the path of influence: “The Parenting Locus of ControlChild Behavior ProblemsFamily cohesion and adaptabilityQuality of Life of parentsâ€. (2) Five factors have significant correlations with each other; conclusions that (1) Sense of inability of parents will aggravate their physical problems and behavioral problems of children. (2) Family intimacy is important for parent's physical and social functions. (3) Parents' psychological function problems are closely related to child's impulsivity. Based on details of influence mechanism with many factors integrated together, we suggested some more specific improve measures for the quality of life of parents of autistic children.