Transdiagnostic Symptoms in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Perceived Parent-Child Relationship Quality: A Pilot Study
| dc.contributor.author | Vashi, Nisha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bohr, Yvonne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Weiss, Jonathan A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-07T21:37:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-07T21:37:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-04-27 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This pilot study examined associations between transdiagnostic symptoms and parent-perceived parent-child relationship quality in treatment-seeking families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, and interactions among clinical symptoms and cognitive functioning. Sixty-three children between 8 to 13 years of age and their caregivers were assessed at baseline while seeking cognitive behaviour therapy for emotion regulation and mental health difficulties. Diagnoses included autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and learning disability, with 52% of children having multiple diagnoses. Parent-perceived parent-child relationship quality was assessed by the Positive Affect Index, autism symptoms (e.g., social communication, repetitive behaviours) by the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition, mental health (i.e., internalizing problems, externalizing problems, behavioural symptoms) by the Behaviour Assessment Scale for Children, Third Edition, and IQ by the Weschler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition. Results revealed that higher IQ scores and greater social communication challenges, externalizing problems, and behavioural symptoms, were associated with lower parent-child relationship quality. Interaction effects were found between IQ and social communication challenges, reflecting significantly stronger relationships between social communication challenges and lower parent-child relationship quality in the context of higher IQ. Understanding the interactions between cognitive functioning and social communication challenges can help to inform individualized supports, and advocate for a transdiagnostic approach to intervention. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This study was supported by the Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research (#RN284208; Canadian Institutes of Health Research in partnership with the Kids Brain Health Network, the Sinneave Family Foundation, the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance, Autism Speaks Canada and Health Canada) and additional funding from an Operating Grant from CIHR and Kids Brain Health Network. The first author (NV) received additional funding from the LaMarsh Centre for Child & Youth Research. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1062-1024 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1573-2843 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02570-8 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42359 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer Nature | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Social and personality psychology | |
| dc.subject | Psychology | |
| dc.subject | Clinical research | |
| dc.subject | Behavioral and social science | |
| dc.subject | Pediatric | |
| dc.subject | Mental illness | |
| dc.subject | Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) | |
| dc.subject | Autism | |
| dc.subject | Mental health | |
| dc.subject | Brain disorders | |
| dc.subject | Individual care needs | |
| dc.subject | Good health and well being | |
| dc.symplectic.issue | 11 | |
| dc.symplectic.journal | Journal of Child and Family Studies | |
| dc.symplectic.pagination | 3472-3481 | |
| dc.symplectic.subtype | Journal article | |
| dc.symplectic.volume | 32 | |
| dc.title | Transdiagnostic Symptoms in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Perceived Parent-Child Relationship Quality: A Pilot Study | |
| dc.type | Article |