Highly resilient coping entails better perceived health, high social support and low morning cortisol levels in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

摘要: The negative consequences of caring for people with developmental disabilities have been widely described. However, the ability to bounce back from stress derived care situations has less studied. Those caregivers who shown this are considered as resilient. This study aims evaluate relationship between resilience and self-reported health cortisol awakening response (CAR) in a sample autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It also role social support mediator association health. Caregivers higher show better perceived health, lower morning levels, area under curve respect ground (AUCg). Social was positively related mediated mediating effect not found CAR. Resilience could be protective factor that modulates chronic context. an important variable effects on outcomes caregivers. All these results must when implementing effective psychological programs helping