The Relationship Between Fear of Negative Evaluation and Social Anxiety in Parents of Autistic Children:A Moderated Mediation Model
To explore the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety in parents of autistic children,582 fathers or mothers of autistic children were investigated by Negative Evaluation Fear Scale,Perceived Social Support Scale and Social Anxiety Scale.The results showed that:1)fear of negative evaluation significantly positively predicted the social anxiety of parents of autistic children;2)perceived social support mediated the association between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety of parents of autistic children;3)gender moderated the first half of the mediation model of fear of negative evaluation → perceived social support → social anxiety.The indirect mediating effect of fear of negative evaluation on social anxiety through perceived social support was significant in the mother group of autistic children,but not significant in the father group.This study reveals the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety of parents of autistic children and its mechanism,which has certain enlightenment on alleviating social anxiety of parents of autistic children.
fear of negative evaluationperceived social supportsocial anxietyparents of autistic children
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维普
