The Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Post-traumatic Growth among Parents of Children with Autism
A questionnaire survey has been conducted on 396 parents of children with autism selected in Guangdong Province.The results are summarized as follow.(1)The level of post-traumatic growth of parents raising children with autism is above average.(2)The milder the symptoms of the children are,the higher the family income is,and the higher the level of post-traumatic growth of their parents is.Parents with a bachelor's degree or above have significantly higher levels of post-traumatic growth compared to those without such a degree.(3)The post-traumatic growth level of first married parents is significantly high-er than those of non-first married(remarried,divorced,widowed)parents.(4)There is a prominent positive correlation among so-cial support,quiet ego,psychological capital,and post-traumatic growth.Support by friends,optimism,and inclusive identity posi-tively predict post-traumatic growth with friends'support owing the greatest explanatory power.