ArticleFamily process2022
Marital satisfaction, parenting styles, and child outcomes in families of autistic children.
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- Parenting Practices and Externalizing Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Systematic Literature Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Family Adaptation in Families with Autistic Members: A Scoping Review and Thematic Synthesis of Relational Systems, Context, and Development.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Review
- Impact of Factors Associated with Promoting Family Functioning in Fathers on Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Parent Dyadic Coping and Parent-Child Relationship Quality in Families of Autistic Children.Research in autism · 2025Article
- Exploring the childbearing decision-making process in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and designing and validation of a childbearing program: A study protocol.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- The influence of parent and couple characteristics on parental responsivity during parent-child interactions in families of children with fragile X syndrome.Research in developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- 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
- Impact of Child and Family Factors on Caregivers' Mental Health and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Profiles of the parenting experience in families of autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Theory and research on the general population suggest that parents' marital relationship quality is associated with children's emotional and behavioral functioning directly, as well as indirectly, by affecting parenting attitudes and behaviors. However, little has been done to investigate the potential connection among parent marital satisfaction, parenting styles, and outcomes for autistic children. Using longitudinal data collected from 188 couples parenting an autistic child, this study tested the time-ordered indirect effect of parent marital satisfaction (assessed at Time 1) on the internalizing and externalizing symptoms (assessed at Time 3) of autistic children (originally aged 5-12 years) via parenting styles (assessed at Time 2) using actor-partner interdependence modeling extended to mediation. Results indicated that a lower level of marital satisfaction at Time 1 predicted impaired child outcomes at Time 3 via its impact on parenting style at Time 2. For both parents, lower marital satisfaction predicted more child externalizing symptoms via reports of more authoritarian parenting style. Lower marital satisfaction in mothers at Time 1 was also associated with higher levels of child internalizing symptoms at Time 3 via increased authoritarian parenting in mothers. No partner effects were found. A family-wide approach that includes support for the parent marital relationship, which may have downstream effects on parenting, is important for promoting optimal emotional and behavioral health in autistic children.
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