Link between children's oppositional behaviors and parental quality of life post-ASD diagnosis: Mediating role of parental stress and coping strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oppositional behaviors are often an important issue for parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and have been shown to be related to their Quality of Life (QoL). The present study examines the possible mediation and moderation effects of parenting stress and coping in the relationship between oppositional behaviors in the child with ASD and parental QoL.

Method

Parental stress, coping strategies, parental QoL and children's challenging behaviors (CBCL oppositional problem domain) were studied through parent-report (335 mothers and 230 fathers) over two occasions in a cohort of 485 children and adolescents with ASD (398 boys and 87 girls) with a mean age of 6.14 years (SD = 3.46) at baseline. Mediation and moderation effects were examined usin

SUBMITTER: Rattaz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature