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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2019

Broader autism phenotype and couple interactions in parents of children with autism.

Sigan L Hartley, Emily J Hickey, Leann DaWalt, Geovanna Rodriguez

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Motivating paternal empathy and egalitarian attitudes to prevent maternal postpartum depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  8. Autistic-Like Traits in Members of the General Population and Mate Retention Tactics: The Mediation of Attachment Styles and Reproductive Strategies.Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sigan L HartleyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Emily J HickeyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Leann DaWaltUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Geovanna RodriguezUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MENTAL RETARDATION RESEARCHT32HD007489 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Sigan L Hartley · 1995 to 2026
$6.0M
Waisman Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Down Syndrome RegistryU54HD090256 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI POLLAK, SETH D · 2016 to 2020
$6.0M
Family Outcomes in Autism Spectrum DisordersR01MH099190 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI HARTLEY, SIGAN L · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007489NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090256NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH099190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The broader autism phenotype refers to sub-clinical autism spectrum disorder characteristics involving socially and emotionally aloof and rigid personality traits and social communication difficulties. Relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, including parents, evidence an increased rate of broader autism phenotype. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between actor (one's own) and partner (their partner's) broader autism phenotype and the self-reported, observed, and physiological (i.e. electrodermal reactivity) markers of the quality of videotaped couple problem-solving interactions in 158 couples, who had a child with autism spectrum disorder (aged 5-12 years). The mean age of mothers was 39.79 (standard deviation = 5.06) years and the mean age of fathers was 41.77 (standard deviation = 6.02) years for fathers, and 36.6% of parents did not have a college degree. Actor-partner interdependence models, using structural equation modeling in analysis of moment structures, were conducted. Results indicated that parent broader autism phenotype was positively related to adverse couple problem-solving interactions across all measurement methods (observed codes, self-reported affect, and electrodermal reactivity). These effects were independent of child-related challenges. The effect of parent broader autism phenotype occurred through both actor and partner pathways and was strongest for father broader autism phenotype.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderProblem SolvingAdultFamily ConflictFamily RelationsFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHumansMaleMiddle AgedParentsPhenotypeautism spectrum disordersbroader autism phenotypecouplefamily functioning and supportmarital

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PMID30995078
PMCPMC6824547
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