The effect of early autism intervention on parental sense of efficacy in a randomized trial depends on the initial level of parent stress.

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This is a study of the secondary effects of interventions for young children with autism on their parents. Specifically, we were interested in the impact on parent's sense of efficacy, or how confident and competent a parent feels about themselves as a parent. We tested three ideas: (1) that the style of the intervention, whether it was more or less structured and whether the parent had a more or less formal role, would impact a parent's sense of efficacy; (2) that the intensity of the intervention, how many hours per week the intervention was delivered, would impact parental efficacy; and (3) that the parent's level of stress prior to intervention would impact how intensity and style effected efficacy. We randomly assigned 87 children with autism, age 13-30 months, in

SUBMITTER: Estes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8418992 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature