The Mediating Effects of Positive Cognitions on Autism Caregivers' Depression and Their Children's Challenging Behaviors

The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

“… PSI-SF (PD) .27 (111) 1, 2, 8 Baker et al ( 2011 ) 149; community .74 1.00; research 14.8 (1.9), 10–22 1.00 44.4 (5.2), NR SIB-R GMI CES-D .28 (137 a ) 4 Beer et al ( 2013 ) 28; clinic .86 1.00; clinical 9.0 (4.3), 3–20 .86 43.2 (8.4), 32–76 NCBRF QRS-F (PFP-5D) HADS (anx.) .81 (28) .56 (27) 1, 8 4 Bekhet ( 2016 ) 117; community .86 1.00; parent 10.9 (3.3), 3–17 .97 41.0 (6.0), 23–58 NCBRF CES-D .35 d (117) 4 Benson ( 2014 ) 113; community .86 1.00; research 8.6 (1.5), NR 1.00 42.0 (5.2), NR NCBRF Own MHP scale – – Benson and Kersh ( 2011 ) 96; community .87 1.00; research 8.7 (1.5), NR 1.00 41.9 (5.0), NR NCBRF ...…”

Exploring the Moderating Role of Benefit Finding on the Relationship Between Child Problematic Behaviours and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Children with ASD

“…For example, benefit finding, in addition to its positive psychological impact for the care provider, has been shown to influence quality of life outcomes for the child with ASD (Zhou et al, 2014). For example, caregivers' reported benefits positively predict prosocial behaviours, and inversely predict problematic behaviours, in the child with ASD (Bekhet et al, 2016). Moreover, in several qualitative studies and literature reviews, caregivers have highlighted the value of resourcefulness for coping with caregiving related challenges, like CPB (Bayat, 2007;Bekhet et al, 2012;Foo et al, 2015), and benefit finding has been shown to positively predict resourcefulness in caregivers of children with ASD, and in other caregiving populations (Bekhet et al, 2013;.…”

Online Positive Thinking Training Intervention for Caregivers of Individuals with ASD: Necessity, Acceptability and Feasibility

“…This sample, with a mean age of 37.5 years, was similar to samples of ASD CGs participating in other studies (Bekhet, 2014(Bekhet, , 2016. In fact, the wide range of CGs' ages, from 24 to 61 years, suggests that the intervention can be practiced by CGs of all age groups.…”

“…Moreover, the inverse relationships between positive thinking and depressive cognitions among CGs of persons with ASD suggested that low positive thinking poses a risk to the psychological wellbeing of CGs for persons with ASD. Previous studies also have shown a high risk of depression and stress among CGs of persons with ASD, which are indicators of a high need for PTT, among individuals with low positive thinking (Bekhet, 2016;Ekas, Lickenbrock, & Whitman, 2010;Firth & Dryer, 2013). Assessing the need for an intervention from the intervention recipients' perspective, CGs of persons with ASD in this case, is critical because their perceived need for the intervention will likely affect their future use of the PTT intervention and, hence, improve their health and well-being (Bekhet, Johnson, et al, 2012;Zauszniewski, 2012).…”