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Parental relationship satisfaction in families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) : a multilevel analysis
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Langley, Emma, Totsika, Vasiliki and Hastings, Richard P. (2017) Parental relationship satisfaction in families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) : a multilevel analysis. Autism Research, 10 (7). pp. 1259-1268. doi:10.1002/aur.1773 ISSN 1939-3792.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1773
Abstract
Couples raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face many challenges. Research so far has focused on whether these couples are more or less likely to separate or divorce compared to other couples whose children do not have ASD. While this is important, we argue that the quality of the couple relationship is equally- if not more- important to research. Systematic evidence from typical development has shown that the quality of the couple’s relationship is related to parenting and also to long-term behavioral and emotional outcomes of children. With this study, we wanted to explore whether mothers and fathers of children with ASD are satisfied with their relationship, and what individual or family-level factors are related to the couple’s relationship satisfaction levels. Our data from 146 couples suggested that mothers and fathers agree on how satisfied they are with their relationship, and that relationship satisfaction appears to be related to parents’ depressive symptoms and the behavior problems of their child with ASD. The higher the depression levels, the lower the parent reported on the dependent variable relationship satisfaction, for both mothers and fathers. Also, as behavior problems increased, relationship satisfaction decreased. Interestingly, relationship satisfaction was not related to the behavior problems of a sibling, the number of children in the household, or the socioeconomic position of families (SEP). Families include interconnected systems whereby an individual’s well-being and behavior can have an impact (positive or negative) on other family dyads such as the couple relationship.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Parents of autistic children, Autistic children, Autism spectrum disorders | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Autism Research | ||||||||
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1939-3792 | ||||||||
Official Date: | July 2017 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 10 | ||||||||
Number: | 7 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1259-1268 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/aur.1773 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Langley, E. , Totsika, V. and Hastings, R. P. (2017), Parental relationship satisfaction in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A multilevel analysis. Autism Research, 10: 1259-1268. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1773. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 February 2017 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 24 March 2019 | ||||||||
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