Association Between Neighborhood Support and Family Resilience in Households with Autistic Children

Menezes, Michelle; Soland, Jim; Mazurek, Micah O.

doi:10.1007/s10803-023-05951-6

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“…The findings revealed significant improvements in stress management, reduction in mental health symptoms, and enhanced marital, family, and child functioning among participating parents (Schwartzman et al, 2022). Moreover, a study examining predictors of family resilience in households with ASD children found that neighborhood support significantly predicted family resilience (Menezes et al, 2023). Overall, these findings highlight the importance of supporting parents and families of children with ASD, fostering resilience, and providing resources and interventions to enhance their coping mechanisms and well-being.…”

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Resilience and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Cardelle-Pérez,

Banacloig-Delgado,

García-García

2023

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Introduction Resilience and quality of life (QOL) can involve a positive approach in group interventions for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This study aims to evaluate resilience and family QOL at the start of a psychoeducational group. Methods Cross-sectional assessment of resilience and family QOL used the Family Quality of Life Scale (ECVF) and 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14). Results The study group showed high levels of resilience. Parents considered the resources/support domain crucial, although satisfaction in this area was comparatively lower. Concerns about low satisfaction with available resources and support were notable. Gender differences were observed but not statistically significant. Discussion The study’s findings support prior research on parental resilience in families of children with ASD. The literature on the QOL for these families presents mixed findings. The importance of parental involvement in service planning is highlighted. Conclusions This study emphasizes the importance of resilience in parents of children with ASD, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target. The findings underscore the need to address the perceived low quality of available resources and support. Further investigation is needed.

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Resilience and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Cardelle-Pérez,

Banacloig-Delgado,

García-García

2023

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Parental stress, family resilience, and health-related quality of life: parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Hsiao

2024

Curr Psychol

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Impact of adverse childhood experiences and family resilience on sleep duration in autistic children

Sadikova,

Soland,

Menezes

et al. 2024

Autism

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Autistic children are at higher risk of experiencing adverse childhood experiences, which lead to negative health outcomes such as sleep difficulties. In the general population, family resilience can help reduce the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences on child functioning. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of adverse childhood experiences on sleep duration, and whether family resilience moderates this impact in autistic children. With data from 2882 caregivers of children with autism from the National Survey of Children’s Health, we examined the role of family resilience on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sleep duration. As shown in previous findings, there was a main effect of adverse childhood experiences on sleep duration. There was no significant main effect of family resilience on sleep duration. Results also show that family resilience moderates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sleep duration, possibly serving as a protective factor. Lay abstract Autistic children are more likely to have sleep difficulties and to experience adverse childhood experiences. Adverse childhood experiences can include parental divorce, bullying, or witnessing violence. We also know that children in families who are resilient (e.g. families who are connected, work together, and help each other) are less impacted by adverse childhood experiences. Our study examined whether there was a relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sleep duration in autistic children. We also wanted to find out whether family resilience protects from the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences on sleep duration. We used data from 3247 parent surveys about their children that we got from the National Survey of Children’s Health. We found that children with adverse childhood experiences are more likely to get less sleep. We also found that children with resilient families were more likely to get more sleep. Our results show that family resilience helps weaken the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sleep, so it is important to help families build resilience.

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Association Between Neighborhood Support and Family Resilience in Households with Autistic Children

Cited by 3 publications

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Resilience and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Resilience and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Parental stress, family resilience, and health-related quality of life: parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Impact of adverse childhood experiences and family resilience on sleep duration in autistic children

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