Coping strategies in mothers of children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: latent profile analysis.

Objectives: Mothers of children with autism and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder employ distinct coping strategies when confronted with stressful situations related to the parenting process. The current study aimed to identify distinct coping profiles among mothers, based on fo...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Developmental Disabilities Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 203 - 215
Autores principales: Berenguer, Carmen, Pardo, Ana, Rosa, Eva, Gómez, Soledad, Santamarina, Cristina
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2026
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          Berenguer, Carmen
          Pardo, Ana
          Rosa, Eva
          Gómez, Soledad
          Santamarina, Cristina
        affil: University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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          Autism Spectrum Disorder Psychosocial Factors
          Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychosocial Factors
          Mothers Psychosocial Factors
          Parents of Children with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors
          Coping Evaluation
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          Male
          Female
          Child
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Structural Equation Modeling
          Analytic Research
          Patient Centered Care
          Caregivers
          Mother-Child Relations
          Support, Psychosocial
          Child Behavior Disorders
          Sleep Disorders
          Stress, Psychological
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Problem Solving
          Avoidance (Psychology)
          Religion and Psychology
          One-Way Analysis of Variance
          Multivariate Analysis of Variance
          Post Hoc Analysis
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          Child: 6-12 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Objectives: Mothers of children with autism and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder employ distinct coping strategies when confronted with stressful situations related to the parenting process. The current study aimed to identify distinct coping profiles among mothers, based on four indicators: problem-focused coping, active avoidance coping, positive coping, and religious/denial coping. The second objective was to examine the differences between the identified profiles in terms of the mother and children's outcomes. Methods: Participants were 90 mothers of children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Latent profile analysis revealed three coping profiles based on different coping strategies: 'Adaptative coping' (42.22%), 'Avoidance coping' (40%), and 'Low coping' (17.77%). Results: The 'Low coping' profile showed more dysfunctionality than the others and it evidenced significant differences with the other two profiles on parenting stress, social support and children social, behavioral and sleep problems. Conclusions: The findings emphasize the importance of exploring coping skills employed by mothers of children with these neurodevelopmental disorders and developing interventions for those who adopt ineffective coping strategies.
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