Longitudinal effects of educational involvement on parent and family functioning among mothers of children with ASD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Occupational Therapy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO;2. Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX;3. CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;4. School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC;1. The Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre, Melbourne, Australia;2. The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia;3. A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States;1. University of Haifa, Israel;2. The Child Neurology and Development Center, Hillel-Yaffe Medical Center, Israel;3. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel, Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel;4. The Triangle Regional Research and Development Center, Beit-Berl Academic College, Israel;1. School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Bankstown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia;2. Department of Psychological Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Utilizing a cohort sequential design and multilevel modeling on a sample of 113 mothers, the effects of three forms of maternal educational involvement (school-based involvement, home-based involvement, and home-school communication) on maternal and family functioning (maternal psychological distress, parenting efficacy, and family cohesion) were assessed over a seven year period when children with ASD in the study were 7–14 years of age. Findings indicated that maternal home-based educational involvement was linked to decreased psychological distress as well as to increased parenting efficacy and family cohesion, while home-school communication was linked to decreased distress and increased parenting efficacy (school-based involvement was related to decreased maternal distress only). In addition, in two instances, home-based involvement was found to moderate the effects of child and maternal risk factors (child problem behavior and stress proliferation) on maternal and family outcomes. Study findings are discussed in light of prior research and study limitations and implications are highlighted. |
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| Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorder Mothers Educational involvement Psychological adjustment Psychological distress Family functioning |
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