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Efstratopoulou, Maria; Sofologi, Maria; Giannoglou, Sofia; Bonti, Eleni – Journal of Intelligence, 2022
Background: Increased parental stress is strongly related to the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology. Parents' coping strategies and social support issues add to the complexity of this relationship. Aim: The present study investigated the relationship between self-regulation skills and parenting stress in parents of nonverbal…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Stress Variables, Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing
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Mira, Álvaro; Berenguer, Carmen; Roselló, Belén; Baixauli, Inmaculada; Miranda, Ana – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This study aimed to identify different profiles of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID) and maternal factors characteristic of these profiles. Participants were 89 children between 7 and 11 years old and their mothers, distributed in two groups, 52 children with ASD and 37 with typical development (TD).…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Mothers
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McWhirter, Anna Cecilia; McIntyre, Laura Lee – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Parenting children with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be stressful; however, families with religious beliefs may have positive ways of viewing their family. This study explored the associations between religious and spiritual involvement (RSI), family characteristics, parent mental health, and child adaptive and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Stress Variables, Religious Factors, Family Income
Faucetta, Kristen; Michalopoulos, Charles; Portilla, Ximena A.; Qiang, Ashley; Lee, Helen; Millenky, Megan; Somers, Marie-Andrée – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
In 2010, Congress authorized the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program by enacting section 511 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 711, which also appropriated funding for fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Subsequently enacted laws extended funding for the program through fiscal year 2022. The program is…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Mothers, Infants, Federal Programs
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La Valle, Chelsea – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2015
Parents of children with significant externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems habitually report greater parenting stress compared to parents of children without these challenges. One avenue to alleviate parenting stress and ameliorate youth outcomes is youth mentoring, which includes a supportive adult paired with a child with the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Stress Variables, Stress Management
Caplan, Stacie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Recent literature on the psychological adjustment of parents who have children with disabilities suggests that they encounter a range of challenges beyond those experienced by parents of typically developing children (Achiless, G.M., McLaughlin, M J , & Croninger, R.G. 2007; Brown & Pacini, 1989). This is particularly true when a special…
Descriptors: Mothers, Learning Disabilities, Quality of Life, Child Rearing
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Chacko, Anil; Wymbs, Brian T.; Flammer-Rivera, Lizette M.; Pelham, William E.; Walker, Kathryn S.; Arnold, Fran W.; Visweswaraiah, Hema; Swanger-Gagne, Michelle; Girio, Erin L.; Pirvics, Lauma L.; Herbst, Laura – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: The Strategies to Enhance Positive Parenting (STEPP) program was developed to address putative factors related to poor engagement in and outcomes following traditional behavioral parent training (BPT) for single mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD. Method: Twelve single mothers of children with ADHD were enrolled in an initial…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Psychopathology, Child Behavior
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Hassall, R.; Rose, J.; McDonald, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: Recent theories of stress and coping in parents of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) emphasize the importance of cognitive appraisals in influencing parents' levels of stress and their adaptations to difficulties presented by the children. This study investigated the relationships between parental cognitions, child…
Descriptors: Family Support, Life Satisfaction, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing