title: Psychological distress and well-being of Latina and non-Latina White mothers of youth and adults with an autism spectrum disorder: cultural attitudes towards coresidence status.
abstract: This article examined the emotional well-being of 108 Latina and non-Latina White mothers who were coresiding with a youth or adult with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It was hypothesized that Latina mothers would be more satisfied with coresidence than non-Latina White mothers, and that satisfaction with coresidence would mediate the relationship between ethnicity and outcomes. When controlling for demographic characteristics, non-Latina White mothers were more distressed and had lower levels of psychological well-being than Latina mothers. As hypothesized, satisfaction with coresidence mediated this difference. Qualitative analysis revealed that both groups of mothers valued family cohesion as a positive aspect of coresidence. However, Latina mothers were less likely to report negative aspects of coresidence than non-Latina White mothers.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magaña
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0079-1477
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology*; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014922:Wisconsin