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Parenting self-efficacy and psychological distress in parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder
Almendingen, Alexander Pilkington, Pamela
Almendingen, Alexander
Pilkington, Pamela
Abstract
Research suggests that challenges associated with raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can increase parents’ risk for diminished parenting self-efficacy (PSE) and psychological wellbeing. The present study aimed to explore interrelationships between noteworthy predictors of PSE and parental psychological distress, including parental mastery beliefs and the co-parenting relationship amongst 122 Australian parents of children with autism. Results indicated that greater mastery beliefs and more favourable co-parenting relationships predicted greater PSE, and higher PSE predicted less psychological distress. PSE significantly mediated relationships between mastery beliefs and psychological distress, and between the co-parenting relationship and psychological distress. Findings have implications that can aid professionals to more effectively support parents raising children on the autism spectrum.
Keywords
parenting self-efficacy, autism, ASD, psychological distress, mastery beliefs, co-parent
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Volume
54
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Page Range
2604-2614
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All rights reserved
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Controlled
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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023.