The impact of child problem behaviors of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role of acceptance and empowerment

Weiss, Jonathan A.; Cappadocia, M. Catherine; MacMullin, Jennifer Anne; Viecili, Michelle; Lunsky, Yona

doi:10.1177/1362361311422708

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The impact of child problem behaviors of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role of acceptance and empowerment

Weiss, Jonathan A., Cappadocia, M. Catherine, MacMullin, Jennifer Anne, Viecili, Michelle, Lunsky, Yona·2012·Autism

DOI 10.1177/1362361311422708

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Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has often been associated with higher levels of parenting stress and psychological distress, and a number of studies have examined the role of psychological processes as mediators of the impact of child problem behavior on parent mental health. The current study examined the relations among child problem behavior, parent mental health, psychological acceptance, and parent empowerment. Participants included 228 parents of children diagnosed with ASD, 6–21 years of age. As expected, psychological acceptance and empowerment were negatively related to the severity of parent mental health problems. When acceptance and empowerment were compared with each other through a test of multiple mediation, only psychological acceptance emerged as a significant partial mediator of the path between child problem behavior and parent mental health problems. As child problem behavior increased, parent psychological acceptance decreased, resulting in an increase in parent mental health problems. These findings suggest that for problems that are chronic and difficult to address, psychological acceptance may be an important factor in coping for parents of young people with ASD, in line with the growing literature on positive coping as compared with problem-focused coping.

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The use of psychological acceptance is an important protective factor in the well-being of parents of autistic children.
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Parent experiential avoidance appears to mediate the relationship between child problem behaviors and parent mental health problems in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
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Experiential avoidance has been linked to psychological symptoms, parenting burden and stress for low-income families, and for parents of preterm infants and children with various disabilities.
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“Psychological acceptance has also been found to mediate the impact of child behaviour problems on the psychological well-being of mothers (Jones et al., 2014; Weiss, Cappadocia, MacMullin, Viecili, & Lunsky, 2012)”
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Parents of autistic children who demonstrate higher acceptance of their child's autism have been found to have fewer mental health problems.
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Authors: Weiss, J. A., Cappadocia, M. C., MacMullin, J. A., Viecili, M., & Lunsky, Y.
Affiliations: York University (CA)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
ORCID: Weiss, Jonathan A.
Lunsky, Yona
Venue: Autism
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2012-02-01
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Pages: 261-274
ISSN: 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
1461-7005
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311422708
OpenAlex: W2099756992
Semantic Scholar: 8f304cee0541b358c29c6b7ec960c1d3fcd87dd5
Cited by: 228
References: 62
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FWCI: 14.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Autism (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: York University
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, child behavior problems, parental mental health, psychological acceptance, parental empowerment, mediation, parental stress, positive coping, parents of autistic children
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Behavior, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Parents, Power, Psychological, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Young Adult

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The impact of child problem behaviors of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role of acceptance and empowerment

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