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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Differences in Interpersonal Resources and Risk Factors Among Mothers and Fathers of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Serial Mediation Model

Auteurs: Sivan George-Levi, Roni Laslo-Roth, Lital Ben-Yaakov

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2024

Abstract

Mothers and fathers of children on the autism spectrum may differ in their perception of their interpersonal resources and risk factors. Fathers (114) and mothers (507) of children on the autism spectrum participated in the study. Fathers (vs. mothers) reported lower interpersonal resources (interpersonal emotion regulation and perceived support from friends and formal sources, but not family) and higher levels of interpersonal risk factors (social, not emotional, loneliness). A serial mediation model indicated that parents’ gender predicted interpersonal emotion regulation which in turn related to parents’ social loneliness directly and indirectly through perceived social support. Fathers of children on the autism spectrum may differ from mothers in perceptions of interpersonal resources and risk factors related to parents’ social belonging needs.

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Titel: Differences in Interpersonal Resources and Risk Factors Among Mothers and Fathers of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Serial Mediation Model
Auteurs: Sivan George-Levi
Roni Laslo-Roth
Lital Ben-Yaakov
Publicatiedatum: 30-01-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05900-3

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