ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2013
Trajectories of diurnal cortisol in mothers of children with autism and other developmental disabilities: relations to health and mental health.
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- The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Pooled it
- Resilience Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the AMOR Method.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Trial
- Chronic Parenting Stress in Parents of Children with Autism: Associations with Chronic Stress in Their Child and Parental Mental and Physical Health.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Stress in Family Caregivers of Children with Chronic Health Conditions: A Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Intervention for Parents of Children with Disabilities (Navigator ACT): An Open Feasibility Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- The impact of caregiving for children with chronic conditions on the HPA axis: A scoping review.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Adolescent effects on mothers' bedtime cortisol: Cognitive interference as a mediating mechanism.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Article
- The resilience of parents who have children with autism spectrum disorder in China: a social culture perspective.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Families Workshop Intervention: A Preliminary Investigation of Healthy Lifestyle Changes for Mothers of a Child with a Disability.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
- Prenatal Risk for ASD: Fetal Cortisol Exposure Predicts Child Autism-Spectrum Disorder Symptoms.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2019Article
- Parenting Stress and Resilience in Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Couple Conflict in Parents of Children with versus without Autism: Self-Reported and Observed Findings.Journal of child and family studies · 2017Article
- Stress among Parents of Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparison Involving Physiological Indicators and Parent Self-Reports.Journal of developmental and physical disabilities · 2017Article
- Life Satisfaction Among Mothers of Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2016Article
- Relationship Between Self-Reported Health and Stress in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2016Article
- Temporal patterns, heterogeneity, and stability of diurnal cortisol rhythms in children with autism spectrum disorder.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2015Article
- Family adjustment and interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2015Review
- Reducing distress in mothers of children with autism and other disabilities: a randomized trial.Pediatrics · 2014Article
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Abstract
This study used a stress biomarker, diurnal cortisol, to identify how elevated stress in mothers of children and adults with autism and other disabilities relates to their health and mental health. Based on semi-parametric, group-based trajectory analysis of 91 mothers, two distinctive cortisol trajectories emerged: blunted (63 %) or steep (37 %). Mothers in the blunted (vs. steep) trajectory had higher stress levels, lower health ratings, and 89 % of mothers of children with autism, and 53 % with other disabilities, belonged to this trajectory. Atypical cortisol awakening responses and evening rises were differentially associated with anxiety, depression, health problems and employment status. Stress-reducing interventions are needed for parents of children with autism and other disabilities that include biomarkers as indices of risk or treatment outcome.
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