The Library
Stress in UK families conducting intensive home-based behavioral intervention for their young child with autism
Tools
Hastings, Richard P. and Johnson, E (2001) Stress in UK families conducting intensive home-based behavioral intervention for their young child with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Volume 31 (Number 3). pp. 327-36. doi:10.1023/A:1010799320795 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:1010799320795
Abstract
There is increasing international interest in intensive home-based behavioral intervention for children with autism. In the present study, 141 UK parents conducting such interventions completed a questionnaire addressing issues of stress, coping, and support. Regression analyses showed that parents' stress levels were predicted mainly by psychological rather than demographic variables. In particular, adaptive coping strategies, informal social support sources, and beliefs about the efficacy of the intervention were associated with lower reported stress and higher levels of autism symptomatology were associated with higher reported stress. There was also evidence that the use of Passive Appraisal coping and beliefs about the efficacy of the interventions moderated the effects of autism symptomatology on parents' pessimism. Implications of these findings for future research and for the support of families engaged in intensive home-based behavioral intervention 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: | June 2001 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | Volume 31 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 327-36 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1023/A:1010799320795 | ||||
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 |