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

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dc.contributor.authorWeiss, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorCappadocia, M. Catherine
dc.contributor.authorMacMullin, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorViecili, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorLunsky, Yona
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T16:03:43Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T16:03:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionDOI: 10.11771362361311422708en_US
dc.description.abstractRaising 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 behaviour on parent mental health. The current study examined the relations among child problem behaviour, 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 behaviour and parent mental health problems. As child problem behaviour 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOntario Mental Health Foundation
dc.identifier.citationWeiss, J. A., Cappadocia, M. C., MacMullin, J. A., Viecili, M., & Lunsky, Y. (2012). The Impact of Child Problem Behaviors of Children with ASD on Parent Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Acceptance and Empowerment. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 16(3), 261-274.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/27919
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rights.articlehttp://aut.sagepub.com/content/16/3/261.abstract
dc.rights.journalhttp://aut.sagepub.com/en_US
dc.rights.publisherhttp://www.sagepub.com/home.naven_US
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorderen_US
dc.subjectChallenging Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectMental Healthen_US
dc.subjectParentingen_US
dc.subjectChildhooden_US
dc.subjectCopingen_US
dc.subjectAcceptanceen_US
dc.subjectEmpowermenten_US
dc.titleThe impact of child problem behaviours of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role of acceptance and empowerment
dc.typeArticleen_US

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