ArticlePloS one2017
Family functioning, parenting stress and quality of life in mothers and fathers of Polish children with high functioning autism or Asperger syndrome.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 217 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Systematic Review of Methods and Practice for Integrating Maternal, Fetal, and Child Health Outcomes, and Family Spillover Effects into Cost-Utility Analyses.PharmacoEconomics · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Family Functioning in Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Methods Used by Pediatric Cost-Utility Analyses to Include Family Spillover Effects.PharmacoEconomics · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder on Parents in Arab Countries: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Parents of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The effectiveness and adverse effects of D-cycloserine compared with placebo on social and communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Parent Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating a Modular Behavioral Intervention for Young Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Trial
- Family Functioning in Families of Children with an Anxiety Disorder, with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- The Associated Factors of Parenting Stress Among Caregivers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Lianyungang, Eastern China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Quality of Life and Specific Difficulties of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Saudi Primary Caregivers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Resilience Within Families of Young Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Parental Psychological Profiles in Autism and Other Developmental Contexts: A Latent Profile Analysis Informing Coordinated Family-Centered Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- "It's not about being a parent-therapist, but simply a parent": the silent pillars of autism care - a qualitative study of fathers' experiences.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Quality of Life of and Its Predictors Among Caregivers of Children With Developmental Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Parental Stress and Quality of Life in Parents of Young Children with Autism.Child psychiatry and human development · 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
- Between neuroaffirmation and access: Parents' experiences of autism caregiving in England.PloS one · 2026Article
- A study on the awareness and attitudes of mothers with children aged 0-6 towards autism in terms of various variables.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Family responses and influencing factors in raising children with developmental disabilities: A cross-sectional study in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the perception of the family functioning in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with normal-range intelligence and the relationships between family functioning, parenting stress and quality of life. Dyads of parents of children with ASD without intellectual disability and parents of typically developing children (controls) completed a set of self-report questionnaires. Parents of children with ASD reported lower functioning of the family as a whole and their own functioning as family members; they exhibited higher levels of parenting stress and lower quality of life. Mothers of children with ASD experienced more stress in personal domain than fathers. Relationships between family functioning, parenting stress and quality of life have been established. There were also moderate to strong correlations in mother-father dyads between their assessments of family functioning, parenting stress and QoL in social relationships and environmental domains.
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