Parental styles and coparenting in families with children with autism: cluster analysis of children’s behavior

Abstract

Research on atypical developing parenting usually investigates only the mother. This happens even if the investigation outcome points to the influence of the parenting style and the child’s relationship with the father on his/her perception of well-being. This investigation aimed to understand the relationships between the behavior of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, parenting styles and coparenting of 45 biparental families with children aged, on mean, 59 months, according to defined profiles based on children’s behavioral differences. Data was reviewed by hierarchical clustering. Among the four profiles found, those characterized by behavioral difficulties showed more authoritarian/permissive parenting styles and negative impacts on coparenting; profiles with greater prosociability had a more authoritative parenting style and better coparenting quality. The behavioral assessment of children should drive the formulation of interventions/public policies to promote positive parenting in this population.

Percepção parental sobre o filho com autismo: as repercussões na adaptação familiar

“…Numa melhor relação conjugal, o apoio mútuo entre o casal foi visto como uma fonte valiosa de enfrentamento (Ooi et al, 2016). A coparentalidade positiva entre os casais também é um indicador de uma boa adaptação familiar, porque, acompanhada de estilos parentais mais autoritativos, pode aumentar o repertório de comportamentos prossociais em crianças com TEA (Portes, Vieira, Souza, & Kaszubowski, 2020). Embora a família como um todo e a relação conjugal sofressem tensão diante da descoberta do diagnóstico do TEA, os parceiros ainda estavam juntos e, em alguns casos, aproximaram-se ainda mais a partir dessa experiência.…”

The Impact of Mothers’ Perceived Unsupportive Intergenerational Co-Parenting on Children’s Social Competence: Evidence from China

“…First, this study was correlational, precluding the examination of causality or directionality. Although the ecological model of co-parenting [17] suggests that co-parenting may affect parenting styles and children's SC, parenting styles may also be affected by children's adjustment [5] and co-parenting between primary caregivers [65]. Thus, a longitudinal design is required to delineate the direction of the relationships between IC, parenting styles, and children's SC.…”

Living under psychosocial pressure: Perception of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders

“…Researchers in Brazil assessed authoritarian/permissive parenting styles among parents of children with ASD and its negative impacts on coparenting. Parents with better prosociability had a more authoritative parenting style and healthier coparenting quality (Portes et al, 2020). A study in Pakistan found that mothers of children with ASD suffer from stress and use problem‐oriented strategies to cope with the associated stress (Ishtiaq et al, 2020).…”