Family quality of life of South African families raising children with autism spectrum disorder
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| dc.contributor.author | Schlebusch, Liezl
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| dc.contributor.author | Dada, Shakila
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| dc.contributor.author | Samuels, Alecia E.
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| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-04T08:42:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article describes the family quality of life among families who are raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder. Survey research was conducted with 180 families of children with autism spectrum disorder who were receiving disability-related services in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The principle measure used was the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale to assess five subdomains: family interaction, parenting, emotional well-being, material/physical well-being, and disability-related support. Results indicated that families felt the most satisfied with disability-related support and the least satisfied with the family’s emotional well-being. Family income, family type, and the severity level of autism were significantly associated with how satisfied families felt about their quality of life. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) | en_ZA |
| dc.description.embargo | 2018-07-30 | |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2017 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation [UID: 88651]. The first author is currently supported by a University of Pretoria postdoctoral fellowship. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://link.springer.com/journal/10803 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Schlebusch, L., Dada, S. & Samuels, A.E. Family quality of life of South African families raising children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2017) 47: 1966-1977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3102-8. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1573-3432 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0162-3257 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1007/s10803-017-3102-8 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61576 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Springer | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/10803. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Appraisal of family income | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Unified theory of family quality of life | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Autism | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Child characteristics | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Emotional well-being | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Family characteristics | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Family quality of life of South African families raising children with autism spectrum disorder | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |
