Couple conflict in parents of children with versus without autism: Self-reported and observed findings
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We compared the couple conflict of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to a comparison group of parents of children without disabilities using self-reported and observational measures. In total, 178 couples who had a child with ASD (aged 5-12 years) and 174 couples who had children without disabilities (aged 5-12 years), recruited from a Midwestern state in the United States, reported on couple conflict in everyday life and engaged in an observed couple conflict interaction. Parents of children with ASD reported more frequent, severe, and unresolved couple problems than the comparison group. Parents who had a child with ASD were observed to have less engaged, balanced, and cooperative couple conflict interactions, but demonstrated more positive affect and sensitivity towards one another, than parents in the comparison group. Group differences had small effect sizes. Findings have implications for marital therapy and relationship education programs.
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All these problems impact on both personal and family wellbeing and on child development.
“All these problems impact on both personal and family wellbeing (Hartley et al., 2017), as well as on child development.”
From Mindfulness Parenting and Childish Play: A Clinical Trial With Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (2023) · cites this paper as Hartley et al., 2017
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- Authors
- Hartley, S. L., Papp, L. M., Mihaila, I., Bussanich, P. M., Goetz, G., & Hickey, E. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hartley, Sigan L.
- Venue
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Published
- 2017-05-03
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2152-2165
- ISSN
- 1062-1024 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2843
- PMC
- PMC5661987
- OpenAlex
- W2610724157
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 6.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Journal of Child and Family Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH009190)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30 HD03352)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- couple conflict, autism spectrum disorder, parents of children with disabilities, marital quality, couple interaction, conflict resolution, couple therapy, relationship education, parental stress
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