Parenting Behavior in Mothers of Preschool Children with ASD: Development of a Self-Report Questionnaire
Joint Authors
Lambrechts, Greet
Maljaars, Jarymke
Boonen, Hannah
van Esch, Lotte
Van Leeuwen, Karla
Noens, Ilse
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encounter many daily challenges and often experience much stress.
However, little research exists about parenting behavior among these parents.
With this study, we aim to address this gap.
We examined the structure and internal consistency of a questionnaire intended to measure parenting behavior among mothers of young children with ASD.
Furthermore, we compared parenting behavior among mothers of young children with and without ASD between two and six years old.
Factor analyses resulted in a factor solution with seven subscales of parenting behavior.
Two additional subscales especially relevant for parenting preschoolers with ASD were also considered.
Analyses of covariance, controlling for gender and age, showed significantly higher scores for Discipline and Stimulating the Development in the control group in comparison with the ASD group.
These findings suggest that mothers of preschoolers with ASD are still trying to find strategies to guide and stimulate their child’s behavior and development effectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lambrechts, Greet& Maljaars, Jarymke& Boonen, Hannah& van Esch, Lotte& Van Leeuwen, Karla& Noens, Ilse. 2015. Parenting Behavior in Mothers of Preschool Children with ASD: Development of a Self-Report Questionnaire. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054014
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lambrechts, Greet…[et al.]. Parenting Behavior in Mothers of Preschool Children with ASD: Development of a Self-Report Questionnaire. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lambrechts, Greet& Maljaars, Jarymke& Boonen, Hannah& van Esch, Lotte& Van Leeuwen, Karla& Noens, Ilse. Parenting Behavior in Mothers of Preschool Children with ASD: Development of a Self-Report Questionnaire. Autism Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054014
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054014