Parental self-efficacy and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in China: The possible mediating role of social support

Feng, Yongshen; Zhou, Xian; Qin, Xiuqun; Cai, Guiyi; Lin, Yeqing; Pang, Yongli; Chen, Biyuan; Deng, Tao; Zhang, Lifeng

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2021.10.014

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“…At the same time, the language input of parents in family interaction is a kind of language stimulation for children with autism and the application of language communication strategies in family interaction can promote the development of children's communication and language (Ye et al, 2020 ). Previous studies have also confirmed that parental participation in parenting and parent–child interaction is considered to be important factors to alleviate parental pressure with a low-level sense of parenting efficacy (Shumow and Lomax, 2002 ; Jones and Prinz, 2005 ; Weiss et al, 2016 ; Zhou et al, 2019 ; Benedetto et al, 2021 ; Feng et al, 2021 ; Kurzrok et al, 2021 ). Parenting efficacy is an important factor for the effectiveness of autism parenting training programs (Russell and Ingersoll, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…In ASD parenting training programs, parents can learn to get involved in the intervention in their natural context to promote the development and learning of their sons or daughters with ASD (Russell and Ingersoll, 2020 ). Thus, parents with greater parental efficacy are more involved in rehabilitation and treatment processes (Feng et al, 2021 ). Some studies have revealed improvement in the levels of parenting self-efficacy among parents who take part in psycho-educational interventions and parent training (Deb et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Parenting efficacy is an important factor for the effectiveness of autism parenting training programs (Russell and Ingersoll, 2020 ). It has been supported that interventions for families with children with ASD should focus on enhancing parental self-efficacy (Feng et al, 2021 ). Therefore, this study hypothesized that parental involvement and parent–child interaction are considered to be important factors in alleviating parental stress with a low parenting sense of competence.…”

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Sense of Parenting Efficacy, Perceived Family Interactions, and Parenting Stress Among Mothers of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Chen

Cheng

2022

Front. Psychol.

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This study examined the relationship between maternal sense of parenting efficacy and parental stress in children with autism and the moderating effect of family interaction. A total of 263 mothers of children with autism were investigated with the Parenting Ability Scale, Family Interaction Scale (FIS), and Parental Stress Scale. The results showed that (1) maternal sense of parenting efficacy significantly predicted parental stress in children with autism; and (2) family interaction significantly moderated the relationship between maternal sense of parenting efficacy and parental stress in children with autism, that is, when family interaction was lower than −1.54 standard deviation (SD), the sense of parenting efficacy did not significantly predict parental stress. When family interaction was higher than −1.54 SD, parenting efficacy had a significant negative predictive effect on parenting stress.

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Sense of Parenting Efficacy, Perceived Family Interactions, and Parenting Stress Among Mothers of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Chen

Cheng

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…a higher level of parenting self-efficacy. The C-PSOC has high internal consistency and reliability (Feng et al, 2022). In this study, the total Cronbach's α was 0.738 and ranged from 0.631 to 0.752 for the two subscales.…”

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The importance of parenting self‐efficacy and social support for family quality of life in children newly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A one‐year follow‐up study

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Deng

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Autism Research

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Improving the quality of family life (FQoL) is one of the ultimate goals for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention, and parenting self‐efficacy and social support are critical for the well‐being of families. However, longitudinal studies focusing on FQoL and its predictors for families of children with ASD are scarce. This study aims to describe the characteristics of FQoL among parents of children newly diagnosed with ASD at two waves (newly diagnosed and diagnosed after one year) and to explore the predictors of FQoL at two waves. It was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China. A total of 156 parents and their children were included in Wave 1, followed up with 110 in Wave 2 after 1 year. The overall satisfaction of FQoL improved (t = −2.128, p < 0.05), while satisfaction with physical/material well‐being decreased (t = 5.972, p < 0.01). Additionally, the overall importance rating of FQoL improved but did not have statistical significance (p > 0.05). Parents with higher parenting self‐efficacy (β = 0.716, P < 0.01), and more subjective social support (β = 1.127, p < 0.001) reported higher satisfaction with FQoL, and those with better social support utilization (β = 1.066, p < 0.05) reported higher importance for FQoL. FQoL needs to be improved in the early stage of ASD diagnosis, and parental self‐efficacy and social support can serve as the intervention targets.

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“…This may be due to two reasons. On the one hand, social support can effectively contribute to the quality of children's family life (Feng et al, 2022;Balcells-Balcells et al, 2019). Parents may have more time and energy to devote to parenting and can form better parent-child relationships.…”

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Parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health: the chain mediating role of parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships

Yan

Lin

2023

Curr Psychol

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The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health and the mediating role of parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Parental Marital Quality Scale, the Child‒Parent Relationship Scale and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to survey 822 parents of young children (50% fathers) in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. The results indicated that (1) parents’ perceived social support was positively correlated with children’s mental health; (2) parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships play a simple mediating role between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health; and (3) parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships also play a chain mediating role between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health. This suggests that providing good social support for parents enhances the quality of marriages and parent‒child relationships and will also contribute to good mental health in children.

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Parental self-efficacy and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in China: The possible mediating role of social support

Cited by 28 publications

References 33 publications

Sense of Parenting Efficacy, Perceived Family Interactions, and Parenting Stress Among Mothers of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Sense of Parenting Efficacy, Perceived Family Interactions, and Parenting Stress Among Mothers of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

The importance of parenting self‐efficacy and social support for family quality of life in children newly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A one‐year follow‐up study

Parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health: the chain mediating role of parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships

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