Relationship between family functioning and affiliate stigma in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in China: the mediating role of positive aspects of caregiving

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 16; p. 1613340
• Main Authors: Du, Xiaoyan, Su, Xiangdan, Ding, Dandan, Zhu, Yiru, Sun, Yongrong, Wang, Miaomiao, Xiao, Yang, Xu, Haiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2025
• Subjects: affiliate stigma; autism spectrum disorder; caregiver; family functioning; parents of children with ASD; positive aspects of caregiving; Psychiatry; affiliate stigma; mediating effect; caregiver; family functioning; positive aspects of caregiving; autism spectrum disorder; parents of children with ASD

The present research was conducted to examine whether family functioning is related to affiliate stigma in Chinese caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how positive aspects of caregiving affect this relationship. Two hundred and six caregivers of children with ASD were inve...