The nature of benefit finding in parents of a child with Asperger syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 358-374

  Samios, Christina ^a   Pakenham, Kenneth I ^a   Sofronoff, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Benefit finding; Meaning making; Parenting; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BENEFIT FINDING SCALE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 60549102268     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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