TY - JOUR
T1 - A Serial Mediation Model of Resilience Among Caregivers of Children With Autism
AU - Xing, Jingwen
AU - Kang, Yingxuan
AU - Kuo, Fengyi
AU - Sun, Xiaojun
AU - Xi, Juzhe
AU - Kang, Zhiyu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Importance: Resilience has been reported as a vital element against the high burden on caregivers of children with autism. However, the intricate mechanisms underlying the concurrent interplay of positive factors with resilience within this demographic group remain less understood.Objective: To construct a model to verify the sequential mediating influence of hope and gratitude in the relationship between perceived social support and resilience among caregivers of children with autism.Design: Cross-sectional study.Participants: A total of 193 caregivers of children with autism in mainland China.Outcomes and Measures: Data were collected using the Herth Hope Index, C–GQ–6 Gratitude Questionnaire,Perceived Social Support Scale, and Resilience Questionnaire for Parents of Children With Special Needs. The hypothesized mediating model was tested with Process 4.0 (Model 6) for SPSS (Version 26.0).Results: The relationship of perceived social support and resilience was mediated by hope, gratitude, and the hope–gratitude sequence. Hope exhibited a stronger mediation effect, accounting for 26.23% of the total effect.Conclusions and Relevance: The results indicated significant positive correlations between perceived social support, hope, gratitude, and resilience, with perceived social support strongly linked to the other three. This study has important implications for occupational therapy, suggesting strategies for resilience-focused interventions tailored to caregivers of children with autism.
AB - Importance: Resilience has been reported as a vital element against the high burden on caregivers of children with autism. However, the intricate mechanisms underlying the concurrent interplay of positive factors with resilience within this demographic group remain less understood.Objective: To construct a model to verify the sequential mediating influence of hope and gratitude in the relationship between perceived social support and resilience among caregivers of children with autism.Design: Cross-sectional study.Participants: A total of 193 caregivers of children with autism in mainland China.Outcomes and Measures: Data were collected using the Herth Hope Index, C–GQ–6 Gratitude Questionnaire,Perceived Social Support Scale, and Resilience Questionnaire for Parents of Children With Special Needs. The hypothesized mediating model was tested with Process 4.0 (Model 6) for SPSS (Version 26.0).Results: The relationship of perceived social support and resilience was mediated by hope, gratitude, and the hope–gratitude sequence. Hope exhibited a stronger mediation effect, accounting for 26.23% of the total effect.Conclusions and Relevance: The results indicated significant positive correlations between perceived social support, hope, gratitude, and resilience, with perceived social support strongly linked to the other three. This study has important implications for occupational therapy, suggesting strategies for resilience-focused interventions tailored to caregivers of children with autism.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212459876
U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2025.050789
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2025.050789
M3 - 文章
C2 - 39661631
AN - SCOPUS:85212459876
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 79
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 1
M1 - 7901205170
ER -