Parenting Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Research suggests that challenges associated with raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can increase parents' risk for diminished parenting self-efficacy (PSE) and psychological wellbeing. The present study aimed to explore interrelationships between noteworthy predictors of PSE and parental psychological distress, including parental mastery beliefs and the co-parenting relationship amongst 122 Australian parents of children with autism. Results indicated that greater mastery beliefs and more favourable co-parenting relationships predicted greater PSE, and higher PSE predicted less psychological distress. PSE significantly mediated relationships between mastery beliefs and psychological distress, and between the co-parenting relationship and psychological distress. Findings have implications that can aid professionals to more effectively support parents raising children on the autism spectrum.
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High levels of psychological distress in parents are associated with lower parental self-efficacy.
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- Authors
- Almendingen, A., & Pilkington, P.
- Affiliations
- Parenting Research Centre (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Almendingen, Alexander
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2023-05-04
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2604-2614
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W4368373991
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 9
- FWCI
- 7.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- 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
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- parental self-efficacy, parental psychological distress, autism spectrum disorder, parents of autistic children, mediation, parental well-being
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychological Distress, Adolescent, Adult, Australia, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Self Efficacy
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