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High levels of parenting stress have been detected in mothers of children with Autism (ASD) and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comparing with mothers of typically developing (TD) children. The current study explored the implications of social support (confidant and affective support) and child characteristics (emotional, behavioral and sleep problems) on parenting stress in ASD and ADHD. Furthermore, the differences between mothers of children with autism, ADHD and TD on the studied variables were examined.A total of 120 mothers of 30 TD children, 47 with ASD without intellectual disability and 43 with ADHD collaborated in the study. Significant differences were found between clinical and TD groups in parenting stress, social support, and child characteristics.Correlation analysis in the group with ADHD revealed that parental stress correlated significantly with social support and with children's emotional problems. In the ASD group, parental stress also correlated significantly with children's sleep and behavioral problems. Moreover, multiple regressions showed that confidant support was a significant predictor of parenting stress in both clinical groups.The findings provide new insights to consider social support as a fundamental part of treatments for parenting stress in mothers of children with ASD and ADHD.
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Se analizan las relaciones entre la orientación religiosa y el Sentido de la Vida en una muestra de 180 universitarios españoles (rango de edad 1855, Μ = 22.91, DE = 6.71), medidos a través de versiones españolas de la Religious Orientation Scale y del Purpose-in-Life Test, respectivamente. De ser cierta la concepción de Batson y Ventis de que la orientación de Búsqueda es madura y flexible, mientras que la Intrínseca es dogmática y acrítica, debería ser aquella la que se relacionara de manera más positiva con el Sentido de la Vida. Contrariamente a esto, los resultados confirman lo obtenido en investigaciones anteriores, siendo la orientación Intrínseca la que explica el mayor porcentaje de la varianza de Sentido de la Vida. Esto cuestiona el planteamiento de Batson y Ventis, y plantea la posibilidad de que las convicciones religiosas intrínsecas sean una fuente de sentido.
This paper analyzes the relationship between religious orientation and Meaning in Life, in a sample of 180 Spanish undergraduates (age range 18-55, Μ = 22.91, SD = 6.71), measured by means of both Spanish versions of the Religious Orientation Scale and the Purpose-In-Life Test, respectively. The starting point is the Batson and Ventis' conception that the Quest orientation is mature and flexible, but the Intrinsic orientation is dogmatic and uncritical. If it is so, the Quest orientation should be related more positively to meaning in life. Our results indicate that the Intrinsic orientation, but not Quest, explains a higher percentage of the variance of the Meaning in Life, confirming the results obtained in previous research. Batson and Ventis' approach is questioned, and it raises the possibility that intrinsic religious convictions are a source of meaning.
