ArticleFamily process2020
Psychological Well-Being and Parent-Child Relationship Quality in Relation to Child Autism: An Actor-Partner Modeling Approach.
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- Parental Expressed Emotion and Behavioural Outcomes in Autistic Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Pooled it
- The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children/adolescents with ASD and their family environment: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The Protective Role of Social Support Sources and Types Against Depression in Caregivers: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Community-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Quality of Life and Mental Health Outcomes for Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot RCT in China.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Autism and Communication Skills: Perspectives of Special Education Teachers in Saudi Arabia.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Understanding the Mental Health in Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum: Beyond Child-Driven Stressors.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Perception of social support and psychological well-being among mothers of individuals with intellectual disabilities: the mediating role of self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Parent Dyadic Coping and Parent-Child Relationship Quality in Families of Autistic Children.Research in autism · 2025Article
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- Perceived social support as a moderator of posttraumatic stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mental Health Status of Caregivers of Children with ASD in Mainland China: The Impact of Stigma and Social Support in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- The Quality of the Parent-Child Relationship in the Context of Autism: The Role of Parental Resolution of the Child's Diagnosis, Parenting Stress, and Caregiving Burden.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Prevalence, severity, and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among parents of children diagnosed with autism: A cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of stress levels and coping strategies in parents of neurodivergent and neurotypical children.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Trends in Childhood Behavioral, Mental, and Developmental Problems (2019-2022) Using the National Survey of Children's Health.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Relationship between Parenting Educational Styles and Well-Being in Families with Autistic Children: A Systematic Review.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Review
- A family perspective for the mechanism of parent-child conflict on maternal anxiety in Chinese children with autism.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Object-centered family interactions for young autistic children: a diary study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Parental Competences and Stress Levels in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Children Developing Neurotypically.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often report poor psychological well-being, including a high level of parenting stress and depressive symptoms. Little is known about the extent to which poor parent psychological well-being alters the emotional quality of the parent-child relationship in a context of child ASD. This study examined the association between actor (one's own) and partner (one's partner's) level of parenting stress and depressive symptoms and the emotional quality of the parent-child relationship using a Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) in 150 families of children with ASD, aged 5-12 years (85.7% male). Mothers and fathers were aged 38.69 (SD = 5.62) and 40.76 (SD = 6.19), respectively; 76% of mothers and 68% of fathers had a college degree. Structural equation modeling, using Analysis of Moment Structures software, was used to test Actor-Partner Interdependence Models. Results indicated that mother's level of parenting stress and depressive symptoms were associated with her own FMSS Warmth and Criticism toward the child with ASD 12 months later in negative and positive directions. Mother's level of parenting stress was also negatively associated with father's FMSS Warmth toward the child with ASD 12 months later. Finally, father's level of parenting stress was positively associated with his FMSS Criticism toward the child with ASD. Overall, findings indicate that the mother-child and father-child relationship are both impacted by parent psychological well-being in families of children with ASD; however, actor effects are stronger for mothers and partner effects were only found for fathers. Implications for interventions are discussed.
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