The Relationships Among Adaptive Behaviors of Children with Autism, Family Support, Parenting Stress, and Coping
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Background As the number of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise, resources must be available to support parents of children with autism and their families. Parents need help as they assess their unique situations, reach out for help in their communities, and work to decrease their stress levels by using appropriate coping strategies that will benefit their entire family. Methods A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 75 parents/primary caregivers of children with autism. Using the McCubbin and Patterson model of family behavior, adaptive behaviors of children with autism, family support networks, parenting stress, and parent coping were measured. Findings and conclusions An association between low adaptive functioning in children with autism and increased parenting stress creates a need for additional family support as parents search for different coping strategies to assist the family with ongoing and new challenges. Professionals should have up-to-date knowledge of the supports available to families and refer families to appropriate resources to avoid overwhelming them with unnecessary and inappropriate referrals.
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Social functioning consistently arises as associated with parenting stress in parents of toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays including autism-related concerns.
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- Authors
- Hall, H. R., & Graff, J. C.
- Affiliations
- University of South Alabama (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hall, Heather R.
- Venue
- Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-02-22
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 4-25
- ISSN
- 0146-0862 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-043X
- OpenAlex
- W2157947126
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 16.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, children with autism, parental stress, family support, coping strategies, adaptive behavior, parents of autistic children, family support networks, caregiver stress
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Attitude to Health, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Pediatric Nursing, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Self Efficacy, Nurse's Role, Spirituality, Young Adult
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