Associations Between Parenting Stress and Quality Time in Families of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Increased stress among parents of youth with ASD has been well-documented. However, research on aspects of the parent-child relationship and subsequent links to parenting stress is limited. We assessed parents (N = 511) of youth with ASD to examine relations between parenting stress and parent-child...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 829 - 841
Autores principales:	Bradley, Rebecca S., Staples, Grace L., Quetsch, Lauren B., Aloia, Lindsey S., Brown, Cynthia E., Kanne, Stephen M.
Formato:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado:	Springer Nature Mar2024
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Sumario:	Increased stress among parents of youth with ASD has been well-documented. However, research on aspects of the parent-child relationship and subsequent links to parenting stress is limited. We assessed parents (N = 511) of youth with ASD to examine relations between parenting stress and parent-child quality time (amount of quality time, shared enjoyment, synchronicity). Elevated parenting stress was associated with less time spent engaging with youth in shared activities and decreased parent and child enjoyment during shared interactions. Parents with elevated stress reported engaging in shared activities and experiencing synchronicity with their child less often than parents below the clinical threshold. Future research should emphasize longitudinal efforts examining the directionality of this relationship to better inform family-focused intervention.