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Comparative Effects of Mindfulness and Skills-Based Parent Training Programs for Parents of Children with Autism: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcome Data

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“All of the studies were two-arm RCTs with a parallel control design, and the most of studies were pilot RCTs (36%, n = 9) (Ferraioli & Harris, 2013; Hahs et al., 2019; Ho et al., 2021; Kuhlthau et al., 2020; Lobato et al., 2023; Marino et al., 2021; Neece, 2014; Schwartzman et al., 2022; Valero et…”
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“…the inclusion of control groups in some studies was a strength and enabled the authors to demonstrate the specific benefits that mindfulness training has for supporting parents who have children with ASD in particular (Ferraioli & Harris, 2013; Lilly & Tungol, 2015; Ruiz-Robledillo et al., 2015).”
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“Ratings were assigned on a modified 5-point Likert scale adapted from Ferraioli (2010) to measure the social validity of play interactions (see Appendix F).”
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“For example, mindfulness-based programs for these parents have shown promise as indicated by diminishing parent stress and depression, and improving child behavior (e.g., Dykens et al., 2014; Ferraioli & Harris, 2013; Rayan & Ahmad, 2017).”
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Authors: Ferraioli, S. J., & Harris, S. L.
Affiliations: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author: Ferraioli, Suzannah J.
Venue: Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2012-04-22
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
Pages: 89-101
ISSN: 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
1868-8535
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0
OpenAlex: W2061478236
Cited by: 145
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4
FWCI: 5.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
Funders: Organization for Autism Research
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords: behavioral skills training, autism spectrum disorder, parents of autistic children, parental stress, parent-child interaction, feasibility, treatment outcomes, group intervention

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