Use and Benefit of Dyadic Coping for Couple Relationship Satisfaction in Parents of Children with Autism

Putney, Jennifer M.; Greenlee, Jessica L; Hartley, Sigan L.

doi:10.1111/famp.12617

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“…It could be that the couple-oriented effect has been demonstrated among wives because wives (or mothers) are usually the primary care provider, particularly in Chinese culture [ 57 ]. As providing care creates stress, dyadic coping mediated the association between parenting stress and couple relationship satisfaction [ 10 ]. This study illustrated how receiving support from one’s family could be associated with satisfaction in a marital relationship.…”

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“…One study demonstrated that the relationship between parents declined after the birth of a child with ASD [ 8 ]. It has become evident that parents of children with ASD have a low level of relationship satisfaction, which was unrelated to socioeconomic status [ 9 , 10 ]. Lower marital satisfaction influences parenting burden and the quality of the parent–child relationship [ 8 , 11 ], quality of child caregiving and also child externalizing and internalizing symptoms [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], while a good marital relationship is an important resource for dealing with the difficulty in the challenges of raising a child with ASD.…”

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Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis

Wongpakaran

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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Background: Raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) causes tremendous stress for parents that may lead to marital conflict and relationship dissatisfaction. Many factors are associated with parent relationships including severity of autistic behaviors and social support. This study aimed to investigate whether severity of autistic behaviors, perceived family support, and complementarity of interpersonal styles between husbands and wives predicted couple satisfaction among the parents of children with ASD. Method: Seven hundred ninety-seven parent dyads of children aged 7–14 years old with ASD participated in the study. Measurements used included couple satisfaction index, perceived family support using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, inter-personal style using the inventory of interpersonal problems, the ABC autism checklists as well as sociodemographic and related factors. The Actor Partner Interdependence Model estimated by multilevel modeling was used for analysis. Results: Perceived family support was relevant in married couples regarding their marital relationship, but the effects on husbands and wives differed. Husbands’ relationship satisfaction was predicted by how they perceived being supported by family. The severity of autistic behaviors predicted relationship satisfaction but only actor effect. Negative prediction of interpersonal complementarity on couple satisfaction was observed. In addition, time spent on raising children had a negative impact on the quality of the relationship. Partner effect of time spent was observed among women. Conclusion: Dyadic analysis using an actor–partner independence model confirmed perception of family support predicts relationship satisfaction among parents of children with ASD in addition to the severity of autistic behaviors and time spent caring for children. Complementarity of individual interpersonal style had no effect on couple satisfaction. This research suggests implications for interventions regarding building skills that elicit support from family members.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis

Wongpakaran

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“…However, findings differed in terms of the underlying mechanisms between parenting stress, DC, and relationship satisfaction. While DC was a mediator between parenting stress and relationship satisfaction in parents of a child with ASD in one study (Putney et al, 2020), relationship satisfaction mediated the relationship between DC and parental stress in other studies on parents with a child with ASD García-Lo ´pez et al, 2016). Additionally, own relationship satisfaction was found to mediate between own supportive DC and own parental psychological well-being in both men and women (García-Lo ´pez et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Ways of Coping. Parents of children with attention deficit and conduct problems reported higher levels of stress and less well-being than parents of children without these problems (Gabriel & Bodenmann, 2006b) and parents of a child with ASD reported higher parenting stress than did parents of healthy children (Putney et al, 2020). These parents also reported the most unfavorable levels of DC with higher levels of negative DC and lower levels of positive DC compared to parents of nonclinically children (Gabriel & Bodenmann, 2006b;Putney et al, 2020).…”

Section: Child Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Couples’ dyadic coping in the context of child-related stressors: A systematic review across three decades.

Roth¹,

Weitkamp²,

Landolt³

et al. 2024

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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The relevance of dyadic coping (DC), a concept how couples cope with stressors together, has been established in different contexts (e.g., daily hassles, mental and physical health) and is related to different outcomes such as relationship satisfaction, relationship quality and stability, psychological well-being, and child behavior. The current systematic review aims at providing an integration of the field of research on couple’s DC with child-related stressors which are understood as demands that arise for couples due to becoming or being parents. DC and related search terms were used for the literature search in PsycINFO, Psyndex, and Medline. We included 55 publications (reporting empirical data on 6,779 couples in total) including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies published between 1990 and 2020. We applied a narrative synthesis approach organizing the results around six identified areas of child-related stressors: pregnancy and transition to parenthood, parenting, child mental health, child disability, child chronic physical illness, and child death. Overall, results show the importance of DC for both individual and relationship functioning in the context of child-related stress. Surprisingly, effects of parental DC on child outcomes remained understudied, although the existing studies yield promising results for child adjustment. In conclusion, adapting a “we”-perspective, mutual understanding and support is of importance not only to overcome the stressor but also to grow together as a couple. As DC plays a significant role for couples to cope in a resilient way when facing child-related stressors it should be more promoted in couple- and family counseling and therapy.

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“…In this regard, we can only draw some conclusions from related research on dyadic coping among couples dealing with different challenges concerning their child's health, though not ADHD particularly. A recent study with parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), for instance, found that parents of children with ASD experienced higher parenting stress than parents of healthy children, and they additionally reported less positive dyadic coping and greater negative dyadic coping (Putney et al, 2021). Furthermore, parents of children with inattention and externalizing behavior problems reported significantly higher stress levels in the areas of the parental relationship, individual well-being, and everyday family life, as well as less competencies in dyadic coping compared to parents of children in the control group (Gabriel & Bodenmann, 2006a).…”

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The Moderating Role of Dyadic Coping in the Link Between Parenting Stress and Couple Relationship Quality in Parents of Children with ADHD

Schirl

Ruth

Zemp

2022

Int J Appl Posit Psychol

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. The child’s ADHD symptoms are associated with increased stress levels for parents. Previous research has shown that parenting stress has a negative impact on parental relationship quality, but those negative effects can be mitigated through the couple’s positive dyadic coping. However, these associations have not yet been studied for parents of children with ADHD. Therefore, this cross-sectional online study was aiming at investigating whether dyadic coping moderates the link between parenting stress and couple relationship quality in parents of children with ADHD in comparison to parents of children without ADHD. Data from 446 parents of children aged 6 to 16 years (clinical group: n = 265 parents of children with ADHD; control group: n = 181 parents of children without ADHD) were analyzed separately for both groups using moderation analyses. Results showed that negative dyadic coping significantly moderated the association between parenting stress and relationship quality in parents of children with ADHD, such that the link was positive, when negative dyadic coping was low. No comparable results were found in the control group. With respect to positive dyadic coping, there were no moderation effects in either group. The findings indicate that stress in parents of children with ADHD may have a favorable effect on the couple relationship if negative dyadic coping is minimized. Therefore, reducing negative dyadic coping could have a beneficial effect on the parents’ relationship quality and ultimately on the overall family climate.

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Use and Benefit of Dyadic Coping for Couple Relationship Satisfaction in Parents of Children with Autism

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis

Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Family Support in Families of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Dyadic Analysis

Couples’ dyadic coping in the context of child-related stressors: A systematic review across three decades.

The Moderating Role of Dyadic Coping in the Link Between Parenting Stress and Couple Relationship Quality in Parents of Children with ADHD

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