ArticleJournal of child and family studies2017
Couple Conflict in Parents of Children with versus without Autism: Self-Reported and Observed Findings.
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- Autism-Related Knowledge and Quality of Life Among Caregivers of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Kuwait: Demographic Predictors and Implications for Family Support.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Patterns of interparental conflict and psychological distress among Australian mothers of autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 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
- Parent Dyadic Coping and Parent-Child Relationship Quality in Families of Autistic Children.Research in autism · 2025Article
- Parental Burnout in the Context of Special Needs, Adoption, and Single Parenthood.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Editorial: Improving the quality of life of autistic people and their caregivers from diverse backgrounds: methods and approaches.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Marital satisfaction, parenting styles, and child outcomes in families of autistic children.Family process · 2022Article
- Challenges and unmet needs of mothers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders in Tunisia: a qualitative study.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Influence of Social Support Network and Perceived Social Support on the Subjective Wellbeing of Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Use and Benefit of Dyadic Coping for Couple Relationship Satisfaction in Parents of Children with Autism.Family process · 2021Article
- A Pilot Study of Responses to Interparental Conflict in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Applying the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation Model of Marriage to Couples Raising an Autistic Child: A Call for Research on Adaptive Processes.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Review
- Mental Health of Parents of Special Needs Children in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Mother-father physiological synchrony during conflict and moderation by parenting challenges: Findings from parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare · 2020Article
- Relational Uncertainty and Taking Conflict Personally: Comparing Parents of Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health Outcomes in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Positive Thinking.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
- Broader autism phenotype and couple interactions in parents of children with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2019Article
- Actor-partner examination of daily parenting stress and couple interactions in the context of child autism.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2019Article
- Family Emotional Climate and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
We compared the couple conflict of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to a comparison group of parents of children without disabilities using self-reported and observational measures. In total, 178 couples who had a child with ASD (aged 5-12 years) and 174 couples who had children without disabilities (aged 5-12 years), recruited from a Midwestern state in the United States, reported on couple conflict in everyday life and engaged in an observed couple conflict interaction. Parents of children with ASD reported more frequent, severe, and unresolved couple problems than the comparison group. Parents who had a child with ASD were observed to have less engaged, balanced, and cooperative couple conflict interactions, but demonstrated more positive affect and sensitivity towards one another, than parents in the comparison group. Group differences had small effect sizes. Findings have implications for marital therapy and relationship education programs.
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