ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015
Parenting stress, salivary biomarkers, and ambulatory blood pressure: a comparison between mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorders.
Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03602378 (Quality of Life and Stress in Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities and Chronic Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Quality of Life and Stress in Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities and Chronic Disease
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- A Virtual Resiliency Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism: A Randomized Pilot Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Trial
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Parents Implementing Early Intervention for Autism: An RCT.Pediatrics · 2020Trial
- Identifying Distinct Depression Trajectories in Korean Parents of Individuals With Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Growth Mixture Modeling Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Insights into the emotional grounds of diverse parenting experiences: risk and protective factors of psychological distress in mothers of children with autism, Down syndrome, and typical development.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Psychiatric symptoms and their predictors in aging parents of adults with autism spectrum disorder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The influential factors of depression among caregivers of children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: a path analysis based on diathesis-stress theoretical model.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Parent Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life and Social Support.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Dental Hygiene Challenges in Children with Autism: Correlation with Parental Stress: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Caring by default: experiences of caregivers of children with developmental disabilities in Ghana mirrored in the context of the stress process model.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Differences in Interpersonal Resources and Risk Factors Among Mothers and Fathers of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Serial Mediation Model.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Positive and challenging themes in parents' perceptions of their relationships with their child with autism: Comparison between mothers and fathers.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Profiles of the parenting experience in families of autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- The impact of caregiving for children with chronic conditions on the HPA axis: A scoping review.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Adaptation of Parents Raising a Child with ASD: The Role of Positive Perceptions, Coping, Self-efficacy, and Social Support.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- The mediating role of perceived social support: alexithymia and parental burnout in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Examining indicators of psychosocial risk and resilience in parents of autistic children.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
- Comparing Fathers' and Mothers' Perspectives About Their Child's Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Expressed Emotion in Families of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome: Relations with Parenting Stress and Parenting Behaviors.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- The Unexpected Comfort of Feeling It All: A Support Group for Mothers of Autistic Adolescents Using the Lens of Ambiguous Loss.Clinical social work journal · 2022Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may experience higher levels of stress and health problems than parents of children with typical development. However, most research has focused on mothers, with emphasis on parent-reported stress and wellbeing. This study compared parenting responsibility, distress, anxiety, depression, cortisol, alpha-amylase, and cardiovascular activity between 19 mother-father dyads of children with ASD. Mothers reported higher parenting responsibility, distress, anxiety, and depression than fathers, while fathers had higher blood pressure and heart rate variability. Mothers and fathers had lower than average morning cortisol levels, suggesting stress effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis. Parents of children with ASD may benefit from routine health screening (particularly adrenal and cardiovascular function) and referral for stress reduction interventions or supports.
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