Brief report: gender-based stereotypical roles of parents caring for autistic children in Nigeria and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKehinde, Olumuyiwa Adekunle
dc.contributor.authorLindly, Olivia J.
dc.contributor.authorNtombela, Berrington
dc.contributor.authorHermann, Caroll
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-24T06:55:49Z
dc.date.available2026-03-24T06:55:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNamePsychology
dc.description.abstractIn Nigeria and South Africa, women often have less voice and are less visible given cultural norms and related gender stereotypes. It is important to understand parents’ gender roles in the context of caregiving for children with autism spectrum disorder because inequality in caregiving roles may influence the health of children with autism and that of their parents. We explored the lived caregiving experiences of male and female parents with autistic children in Nigeria (n = 15) and South Africa (n = 10) using structured and unstructured questionnaire. Results showed that women often experienced stress in relationship to multiple and substantial caregiving roles while men commonly limited their caregiving roles based on a patriarchal ideology related to their culture.
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
dc.identifier.citationKehinde, O.A., Lindly, O.J., Ntombela, B. and Hermann, C. 2023. Brief report: gender-based stereotypical roles of parents caring for autistic children in Nigeria and South Africa. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(12), pp.4917-4928.
dc.identifier.issn1573-3432 (online)
dc.identifier.issn01623257 (print)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05582-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58999
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dc.issuenumber53 / 12
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages4917 - 4928
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectGender stereotypes
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorder
dc.subjectCaregiving
dc.subjectParents of children with autism
dc.titleBrief report: gender-based stereotypical roles of parents caring for autistic children in Nigeria and South Africa
dc.title.journalJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
dc.typeJournal Article
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