Parenting a child with autism: Contextual factors associated with enhanced daily parental mood

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-429

  Pottie, Colin G ^a,b   Cohen, Jessye ^a   Ingram, Kathleen M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Multilevel modeling; Parenting stress; Social support; Unsupportive social interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIRGINIA;

EID: 65349161589     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn094     Document Type: Article

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