This dissertation examined how various child and parent factors relate to psychological well-being in parents of children with autism and Down syndrome. In Article 1, parent-related stressors, social support, negative appraisals, diagnosis, and behaviours of health professionals predicted 40 to 41% of the variance of maternal depressive symptoms. As well, 60% of mothers met the clinical threshold for depressive symptoms. Mothers with fewer depressive symptoms had better overall coping and informal social support than mothers with greater depressive symptoms. The groups did not differ on positive appraisals, behaviours of health professionals and children's distractibility/hyperactivity, adaptability, and demanding behaviour. In Article 2, t...
The objective of the present study was to examine the role of perceived stress, ego-resiliency, and ...
Objectives: The impact of autism on family life quality is a clinical reality. Research indicates a ...
Study 1 – This validation study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the French versio...
shown that this results in psycho-social well being of parents. Objective: To compare the symptome o...
Having a baby is a huge responsibility. It often happens that mothers, especially when they are havi...
Having a baby is a huge responsibility. It often happens that mothers, especially when they are havi...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
This thesis comprises of three papers. The first is a literature review that focuses on the positive...
The parents of children with autism have been demonstrated to report significantly higher levels of ...
Having a child with a disability is challenging but the way parents cope with it varies among child'...
Parents of children raising a child with a disability, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), oft...
This thesis consists of three papers, a literature review, an empirical paper and a reflective pape...
The parents of children with autism have been demonstrated to report significantly higher levels of ...
The objective of the present study was to examine the role of perceived stress, ego-resiliency, and ...
Objectives: The impact of autism on family life quality is a clinical reality. Research indicates a ...
Study 1 – This validation study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the French versio...
shown that this results in psycho-social well being of parents. Objective: To compare the symptome o...
Having a baby is a huge responsibility. It often happens that mothers, especially when they are havi...
Having a baby is a huge responsibility. It often happens that mothers, especially when they are havi...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report more stress, anxiety and depression t...
This thesis comprises of three papers. The first is a literature review that focuses on the positive...
The parents of children with autism have been demonstrated to report significantly higher levels of ...
Having a child with a disability is challenging but the way parents cope with it varies among child'...
Parents of children raising a child with a disability, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), oft...
This thesis consists of three papers, a literature review, an empirical paper and a reflective pape...
The parents of children with autism have been demonstrated to report significantly higher levels of ...
The objective of the present study was to examine the role of perceived stress, ego-resiliency, and ...
Objectives: The impact of autism on family life quality is a clinical reality. Research indicates a ...
Study 1 – This validation study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the French versio...