The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study
Abstract Background There is relatively little research in China on the current situation and influencing factors of PTG of parents of children with autism, and the research conclusions are inconsistent. Quantitative research is difficult to deeply depict the dynamic process of PTG of parents of chi...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | BMC Psychology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03059-3 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849334117352603648 |
|---|---|
| author | Ming Hong Sansan Lv |
| author_facet | Ming Hong Sansan Lv |
| author_sort | Ming Hong |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Background There is relatively little research in China on the current situation and influencing factors of PTG of parents of children with autism, and the research conclusions are inconsistent. Quantitative research is difficult to deeply depict the dynamic process of PTG of parents of children with autism, and cannot deeply explore the main factors affecting PTG. However, qualitative research has a unique advantage in this regard. Methods 15 parents of autistic children from China participated in the present study. Data collected by one to one in-depth interview which was analyzed by thematic analysis. Results Four themes yielded. They are: significant increase in personal strength; significant improvement in interpersonal relationships; continuously deepening life perception; worry and confusion about the child’s future. The main influencing factors of PTG of parents of autistic children include the support of significant others and the partners, family income, cultural context, social reality and parents’ roles.Parents who experience traumatic events value money more than before, which is different from previous research findings. Conclusions The current status and influencing factors of PTG of Chinese parents of autistic children are different from existing research results and have the characteristics of Chinese cultural context. However, more research results are needed to test it. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-cfb02cb9181f45fea7fd8fa5c4dbb9aa |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2050-7283 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-07-01 |
| publisher | BMC |
| record_format | Article |
| series | BMC Psychology |
| spelling | doaj-art-cfb02cb9181f45fea7fd8fa5c4dbb9aa2025-08-20T03:45:39ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-07-0113111110.1186/s40359-025-03059-3The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative studyMing Hong0Sansan Lv1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Development and Education for Special Needs ChildrenDepartment of Psychology, Lingnan Normal UniversityAbstract Background There is relatively little research in China on the current situation and influencing factors of PTG of parents of children with autism, and the research conclusions are inconsistent. Quantitative research is difficult to deeply depict the dynamic process of PTG of parents of children with autism, and cannot deeply explore the main factors affecting PTG. However, qualitative research has a unique advantage in this regard. Methods 15 parents of autistic children from China participated in the present study. Data collected by one to one in-depth interview which was analyzed by thematic analysis. Results Four themes yielded. They are: significant increase in personal strength; significant improvement in interpersonal relationships; continuously deepening life perception; worry and confusion about the child’s future. The main influencing factors of PTG of parents of autistic children include the support of significant others and the partners, family income, cultural context, social reality and parents’ roles.Parents who experience traumatic events value money more than before, which is different from previous research findings. Conclusions The current status and influencing factors of PTG of Chinese parents of autistic children are different from existing research results and have the characteristics of Chinese cultural context. However, more research results are needed to test it.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03059-3Children with autismParentsAdaptabilityInfluencing factorsThematic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ming Hong Sansan Lv The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study BMC Psychology Children with autism Parents Adaptability Influencing factors Thematic analysis |
| title | The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study |
| title_full | The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study |
| title_short | The current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | current situation and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth in parents of children with autism a qualitative study |
| topic | Children with autism Parents Adaptability Influencing factors Thematic analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03059-3 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT minghong thecurrentsituationandinfluencingfactorsofposttraumaticgrowthinparentsofchildrenwithautismaqualitativestudy AT sansanlv thecurrentsituationandinfluencingfactorsofposttraumaticgrowthinparentsofchildrenwithautismaqualitativestudy AT minghong currentsituationandinfluencingfactorsofposttraumaticgrowthinparentsofchildrenwithautismaqualitativestudy AT sansanlv currentsituationandinfluencingfactorsofposttraumaticgrowthinparentsofchildrenwithautismaqualitativestudy |