Brief report: impact of challenging behavior on parenting stress in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorders
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Challenging behaviors are a known predictor of high parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of reducing challenging behaviors on parenting stress. The purpose of our study was to (a) examine the impact of reducing the frequency and severity of challenging behaviors on parenting stress and (b) compare the effects of family-centered support and parent education on changes in parenting stress. Both high severity of autistic symptoms and of challenging behaviors were predictors of parenting stress. Furthermore, receiving family-centered support were associated with larger reductions in parenting stress. Overall, our results suggest that reducing challenging behaviors with family-centered support may be preferable to produce collateral reductions in parenting stress.
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Numerous studies have reported positive associations between the extent of challenging behaviour and caregiver variables such as parental stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in families of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“Numerous studies have reported positive associations between the extent of CB and caregiver variables such as parental stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in families of children with ASD and/or IDD (17–21).”
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- Authors
- Argumedes, M., Lanovaz, M. J., & Larivée, S.
- Affiliations
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Argumedes, Malena
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2018-02-24
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2585-2589
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2790837364
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 7.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Papyrus : Institutional Repository (Université de Montréal) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (30827)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- behavioral problems, parental stress, autism spectrum disorder, parents, family-centered support, parent education, autism severity, behavior reduction
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Education, Nonprofessional, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Mothers, Stress, Psychological, Parenting
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