A Comparative Analysis of Well-Being and Coping among Mothers of Toddlers and Mothers of Adolescents with ASD |
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Authors: | Leann E Smith Marsha Mailick Seltzer Helen Tager-Flusberg Jan S Greenberg Alice S Carter |
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Institution: | (1) Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705, USA;(2) Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA;(3) Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | The present study examined the impact of autism symptoms and coping strategies on the well-being of mothers of children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample consisted of 153 mothers of toddlers and 201 mothers of adolescents drawn from
two ongoing, longitudinal studies of families of individuals with ASD. For mothers of toddlers, lower levels of emotion-focused
coping and higher levels of problem-focused coping were generally associated with better maternal well-being, regardless of
the level of child symptomatology. For mothers of adolescents, coping often acted as a buffer when autism symptoms were high.
Although there was evidence of maternal distress in both groups, the presence of significant buffering effects reflects adaptation
in the face of stress, particularly for mothers of adolescents. |
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Keywords: | Coping Autism symptoms Maternal well-being Toddlers Adolescents |
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