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Comparative effects of mindfulness and support and information group interventions for parents of adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities
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Lunsky, Y., Hastings, Richard P., Weiss, J. A., Palucka, A., Hutton, S. and White, K. (2017) Comparative effects of mindfulness and support and information group interventions for parents of adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47 (6). pp. 1769-1779. doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3099-z
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3099-z
Abstract
This study evaluated two community based interventions for parents of adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Parents in the mindfulness group reported significant reductions in psychological distress, while parents in the support and information group did not. Reduced levels of distress in the mindfulness group were maintained at 20 weeks follow-up. Mindfulness scores and mindful parenting scores and related constructs (e.g., self-compassion) did not differ between the two groups. Results suggest the psychological components of the mindfulness based group intervention were effective over and above the non-specific effects of group processes and informal support.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mindfulness (Psychology), Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental disabilities | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | June 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 47 | ||||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1769-1779 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3099-z | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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