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Is there a bidirectional relationship between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors in autism spectrum disorders?: longitudinal analysis of a population-defined sample of young children

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Is there a bidirectional relationship between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors in autism spectrum disorders? longitudinal analysis of a population-defined sample of young children. / Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard; Emerson, Eric et al.
In: Autism Research, Vol. 6, No. 3, 06.2013, p. 201-211.

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title = "Is there a bidirectional relationship between maternal well-being and child problem behaviors in autism spectrum disorders?: longitudinal analysis of a population-defined sample of young children",
abstract = "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.",
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author = "Vasiliki Totsika and Richard Hastings and Eric Emerson and Gillian Lancaster and Damon Berridge and Dimitrios Vagenas",
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