The Library
Behavioral Adjustment of siblings of children with autism engaged in applied behavior analysis early intervention programs : the moderating role of social support
Tools
Hastings, Richard P. (2003) Behavioral Adjustment of siblings of children with autism engaged in applied behavior analysis early intervention programs : the moderating role of social support. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Volume 33 (Number 2). pp. 141-150. doi:10.1023/A:1022983209004 ISSN 0162-3257.
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022983209004
Abstract
There have been few studies of the impact of intensive home-based early applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention for children with autism on family functioning. In the present study, behavioral adjustment was explored in 78 siblings of children with autism on ABA programs. First, mothers' ratings of sibling adjustment were compared to a normative sample. There were no reported increases in behavioral adjustment problems in the present sample. Second, regression analyses revealed that social support functioned as a moderator of the impact of autism severity on sibling adjustment rather than a mediator or compensatory variable. In particular, siblings in families with a less severely autistic child had fewer adjustment problems when more formal social support was also available to the family. The implications of these data for future research and for practice are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | ||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||
ISSN: | 0162-3257 | ||||
Official Date: | April 2003 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | Volume 33 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 141-150 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1023/A:1022983209004 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |