September 5, 2025Deleted JournalOpen Access

Affiliate Stigma and Social Support as Correlates of Quality of Life of Parents Raising Children with Autism

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MMMokoena Patronella MaepaSefako Makgatho Health Sciences University MNMpho Sandra NekhavhambeSefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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Cross-sectional study reveals negative impact of affiliate stigma and positive influence of social support on quality of life in parents of children with autism.

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Quality of life is negatively impacted by affiliate stigma, with a correlation coefficient of r(118) = -0.367.
Social support shows a statistically significant positive correlation with quality of life, r(118) = 0.422.
Cross-sectional quantitative design involving 118 parents from a Gauteng-based NGO provided the data for the analysis.
Implementing support services may substantially improve the quality of life for parents raising children with autism.

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Maepa et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23a2cb210217d6477fe4a https://doi.org/10.17576/ebangi.2025.2203.23

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Cross-sectional study reveals negative impact of affiliate stigma and positive influence of social support on quality of life in parents of children with autism.

Affiliate Stigma and Social Support as Correlates of Quality of Life of Parents Raising Children with Autism

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Affiliate Stigma and Social Support as Correlates of Quality of Life of Parents Raising Children with Autism

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