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García-López, Cristina; Sarriá, Encarnación; Pozo, Pilar – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Couples affect each other cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally. The goal of this study is to test the benefits and potential use of the actor-partner interdependence model in examining how parental self-efficacy and positive contributions of fathers and mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Condition influence each other's psychological…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Benson, Paul R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Utilizing a cohort sequential design and multilevel modeling on a sample of 113 mothers, the effects of four coping strategies (engagement, disengagement, distraction, and cognitive reframing) on multiple measures of maternal adjustment were assessed over a 7 years period when children with autism spectrum disorders in the study were approximately…
Descriptors: Mothers, Coping, Adjustment (to Environment), Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Jones, Leah; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Petalas, Michael A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Parenting a child with autism may differentially affect mothers and fathers. Existing studies of mother-father differences often ignore the interdependence of data within families. We investigated gender differences within-families using multilevel linear modeling. Mothers and fathers of children with autism (161 couples) reported on their own…
Descriptors: Autism, Gender Differences, Parent Child Relationship, Hierarchical Linear Modeling