Mindful Parenting Decreases Aggression and Increases Social Behavior in Children With Developmental Disabilities

Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Singh, Judy; Curtis, W. John; Wahler, Robert G.; McAleavey, Kristen M.

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Mindful Parenting Decreases Aggression and Increases Social Behavior in Children With Developmental Disabilities

Singh, Nirbhay N., Lancioni, Giulio E., Winton, Alan S. W., Singh, Judy, Curtis, W. John, Wahler, Robert G., McAleavey, Kristen M.·2007·Behavior Modification

DOI 10.1177/0145445507300924

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Research shows that after training in the philosophy and practice of mindfulness, parents can mindfully attend to the challenging behaviors of their children with autism. Parents also report an increased satisfaction with their parenting skills and social interactions with their children. These findings were replicated and extended with 4 parents of children who had developmental disabilities, exhibited aggressive behavior, and had limited social skills. After mindfulness training, the parents were able to decrease aggressive behavior and increase their children's social skills. They also reported a greater practice of mindfulness, increased satisfaction with their parenting, more social interactions with their children, and lower parenting stress. Furthermore, the children showed increased positive and decreased negative social interactions with their siblings. We speculate that mindfulness produces transformational change in the parents that is reflected in enhanced positive behavioral transactions with their children.

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Authors: Singh, N. N., Lancioni, G. E., Winton, A. S. W., Singh, J., Curtis, W. J., Wahler, R. G., & McAleavey, K. M.
Affiliations: ONE Research Institute,
University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Massey University (NZ)
Indian Institute of Information Technology Una (IN)
University of Rochester (US)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Longwood University (US)
Corresponding author: Singh, Nirbhay N.
ORCID: Singh, Nirbhay N.
Lancioni, Giulio E.
Wahler, Robert G.
Venue: Behavior Modification
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2007-11
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Pages: 749-771
ISSN: 0145-4455 (ISSN-L)
1552-4167
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507300924
OpenAlex: W2102718645
Cited by: 306
References: 43
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 12.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Behavior Modification (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords: mindful parenting, mindfulness training, aggression, social skills, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, parental stress, sibling interaction, parenting satisfaction
MeSH terms: Aggression, Attitude, Behavior Therapy, Child, Developmental Disabilities, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Sibling Relations, Social Behavior, Violence, Parenting

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