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Involvement of Emotional Intelligence in Resilience and Coping in Mothers of Autistic Children

Auteurs: Manon Manicacci, Evelyne Bouteyre, Johanna Despax, Vincent Bréjard

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 11/2019

Abstract

In a context described as a challenge in parenting (having an autistic child), we sought to highlight the emotional skills that mothers gain as a result of interacting with their child, and how they then use these skills. Mothers of autistic children (n = 136) and mothers of non-autistic children (n = 139) responded to emotional intelligence, resilience, and coping scales. Comparisons revealed smaller differences between groups than expected. Nevertheless, mothers of autistic children showed greater resilience abilities than mothers of non-autistic children. Moreover, we noted differences between both groups regarding their use of emotional skills. Emotional intelligence is a resource that deserves to be explored in terms of its clinical implications, especially among the parents of autistic children.

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Titel: Involvement of Emotional Intelligence in Resilience and Coping in Mothers of Autistic Children
Auteurs: Manon Manicacci
Evelyne Bouteyre
Johanna Despax
Vincent Bréjard
Publicatiedatum: 28-08-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 11/2019
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04177-9

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