Relationships Between Anxiety, Repetitive Behavior and Parenting Stress: A Comparative Study Between Individuals with Autism from Spain and Colombia

Overview

Journal Brain Sci

Publisher MDPI

Date 2024 Sep 28

PMID 39335405

Authors

Tiscar Rodriguez-Jimenez

Agustin E Martinez-Gonzalez

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Abstract

The present study analyzed the association between anxiety, repetitive behavior and parental stress in individuals with autism from Spain ( = 60, mean age = 8.52, SD = 4.41) and Colombia ( = 58, mean age = 10.29, SD = 4.98). Similarly, differences in anxiety, repetitive behavior and parental stress between both countries were analyzed. Outcomes revealed a strong relationship between anxiety and repetitive behavior in both populations. Furthermore, moderate positive associations were observed between anxiety, repetitive behavior and parental stress in the Spanish sample. However, parental stress was found to be moderately and negatively related with anxiety and repetitive behavior in the Colombian sample. Finally, no differences were found in anxiety and repetitive behavior between countries, but differences did emerge for parental stress which was found to be higher in the Colombian sample. In conclusion, differences in parental stress may be due to regional differences in socio-health resources, socio-economics, parenting styles, etc.

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