Психологическое благополучие и ресурсы матерей детей с расстройством аутистического спектра в ситуации вынужденной миграции

Introduction. This article analyzes various aspects of psychological well-being and resources for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have been displaced from their permanent residence. Methods. Mothers of children with ASD, the main group (N = 18, mean age 39.9 years) who live with their children in a temporary accommodation center (TAC) and the control group (N = 18, mean age 32.9 years) participated in the study. The abbreviated Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond, Lovibond, 1995), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988), Frequency of seeking help in different categories (Ushkov et al., 2020), Modified Semantic Differential methodology (Molchanov, Almazova, Poskrebysheva, 2023), Coping Ways Scale, Single-item assessment of general life satisfaction were used. Results. Forced migrants demonstrated lower life satisfaction, weaker perception from friends and in general from different sources, more often ready to seek help from "secondary support" groups, and less often from partners and friends compared to the control group. No differences were found between the groups in measures of depression, anxiety, and stress, but the levels of depression and stress were significantly higher in both groups compared to the population data. Differences in time perspective were found: forced migrants perceive the world in the future as less complicated compared to the control group. Discussion. The peculiarities of psychological well-being (increased levels of stress and depression) due to the presence of children with ASD, characteristic of both groups, and differences between groups determined by forced migration were revealed. Important resources for migrants may be a positive image of the world in the future, readiness to rely on support from family and "secondary support" groups, and some sociodemographic characteristics (presence of other children, age). Conclusion. The results obtained will make it possible to pay special attention to those categories of forced migrants who were previously in risk groups, including mothers of children with mental developmental disabilities.