Psychological Stress and Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - A Field Study at the Psychological Pedagogical Center for Mentally Disabled Individuals in Mouzaïa (Blida) -

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the levels of psychohogical stress and quality of life among mothers of autistic Children, it also aims the relationship between psychohogical stress and quality of life of these Mothers.

The descriptive correlative approach was adopted on a group consisting of (36) mothers, their ages ranged between (27-50 years), they were chosen in an intentional way, the study tools ware psychohogical stress scale and the quality-of-life scale.

The results of the study were: An increase in the level of psychohogical stress and a decrease in the level of quality of life among these mothers. 

Ther is a negative correlation between psychohogical stress and quality of life.