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A Stress Model for Couples Parenting Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Introduction of a Mindfulness Intervention
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Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at an increased risk for acute and chronic stress compared to parents of children with other developmental disabilities and parents of children without disabilities. It is plausible that the stressors of having a child with ASD affect the couple relationship; however, few researchers have focused on this dynamic within these families. In this article, we seek to develop a model for how stress operates in families with children with ASD. In developing this new stress model, we describe the characteristics of ASD, discuss stressors that are pronounced in families of children with ASD as supported by the literature, and highlight the limitations of Perry's (2004) model in application to this population. Our expanded stress model includes the addition of parenting couple resources and parenting couple outcomes. Finally, we demonstrate how to apply the model using a mindfulness intervention to promote positive outcomes and strengthen the couple relationship.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bluth, K., Roberson, P. N. E., Billen, R. M., & Sams, J. M.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bluth, Karen
- Venue
- Journal of Family Theory & Review
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-08-24
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 194-213
- ISSN
- 1756-2570 (ISSN-L)
- 1756-2589
- PMC
- PMC4006932
- OpenAlex
- W1903243881
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 105
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 6.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Family Theory & Review (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (T32AT003378)
- 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
- autism spectrum disorder, parental stress, couples, couple relationships, stress models, mindfulness-based interventions, family stressors
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