Stress in mothers of children with autism: Trait mindfulness as a protective factor

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 617-624

  Conner, Caitlin M ^a   White, Susan W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Mindfulness; Parenting; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE 21; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRRITABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFUL ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; MINDFULNESS; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PARENTAL STRESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 84897387621     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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