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TY - JOUR
T1 - Is there a bidirectional relationship between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors in autism spectrum disorders?
T2 - longitudinal analysis of a population-defined sample of young children
AU - Totsika, Vasiliki
AU - Hastings, Richard
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Lancaster, Gillian
AU - Berridge, Damon
AU - Vagenas, Dimitrios
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The aim of this study was to examine whether the relationship between maternal psychological well-being and behavior problems in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is bidirectional. Data were available at 9 months, 3 years, and 5 years old for 132 children with ASD, identified from a population-representative sample of UK children. Three-wave cross-lagged models examined reciprocal effects between child behavior and maternal well-being (psychological distress, physical health functioning, and life satisfaction). Results indicated that the relationships between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors were not bidirectional. Specifically, findings suggested that while early behavior problems are not a risk factor for later maternal well-being, maternal psychological distress, physical health limitations, and lower life satisfaction are risk factors for later child behavior problems.
AB - The aim of this study was to examine whether the relationship between maternal psychological well-being and behavior problems in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is bidirectional. Data were available at 9 months, 3 years, and 5 years old for 132 children with ASD, identified from a population-representative sample of UK children. Three-wave cross-lagged models examined reciprocal effects between child behavior and maternal well-being (psychological distress, physical health functioning, and life satisfaction). Results indicated that the relationships between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors were not bidirectional. Specifically, findings suggested that while early behavior problems are not a risk factor for later maternal well-being, maternal psychological distress, physical health limitations, and lower life satisfaction are risk factors for later child behavior problems.
KW - autism
KW - behavior problems
KW - maternal well-being
KW - bidirectional
KW - longitudinal
KW - population-representative
U2 - 10.1002/aur.1279
DO - 10.1002/aur.1279
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 201
EP - 211
JO - Autism Research
JF - Autism Research
SN - 1939-3792
IS - 3
ER -