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Gender Differences When Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Multilevel Modeling Approach

Jones, Leah, Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Petalas, Michael A.·2013·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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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 well-being, and their child's functioning. Mothers reported higher levels of distress compared with fathers, and child behavior problems predicted psychological distress for both mothers and fathers. We found little evidence of child functioning variables affecting mothers and fathers differently. Gender differences in the impact of child autism on parents appear to be robust. More family systems research is required to fully understand these gender differences and the implications for family support.

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Authors: Jones, L., Totsika, V., Hastings, R. P., & Petalas, M. A.
Affiliations: Bangor University (GB)
Corresponding author: Jones, Leah
ORCID: Totsika, Vasiliki
Hastings, Richard P.
Petalas, Michael A.
Venue: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2013-01-10
Volume: 43
Issue: 9
Pages: 2090-2098
ISSN: 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1756-9
OpenAlex: W2090116207
Cited by: 116
References: 64
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9
FWCI: 11.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, parenting, gender differences, mothers, fathers, parental psychological distress, child behavior problems, family systems, parental well-being, child functioning
MeSH terms: Adult, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Sex Characteristics, Stress, Psychological, Parenting

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