Parent-child similarity on autism and ADHD traits and children's social functioning and psychological well-being at 3 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a pressing need for research on neurodevelopmental conditions to focus on predictors of resilient or positive outcomes, rather than core symptoms and impairment. One promising avenue is to consider whether child-parent similarity contributes to a protective family environment. For instance, investigations of the similarity-fit hypothesis have shown that parent-child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) trait similarity is associated with more favourable parent or child ratings of parenting and parent-child interaction. However, very little similarity-fit research has focused on autism, and none to date has investigated whether parent-child trait similarity is more broadly predictive of children's outcomes beyond parent-child interaction. We assessed w

SUBMITTER: Wechsler DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12626176 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature