Parenting stress in caregiver-mediated interventions for toddlers with autism: An application of quantile regression mixed models.

ABSTRACT: Traditional longitudinal modeling approaches require normally distributed data and do not account for sample heterogeneity. Parenting stress, in particular, can be difficult to model across time without transforming the data as it is usually high for caregivers of children with ASD. This study used novel linear quantile mixed models (LQMMs) to model non-normal parent stress scores across two caregiver-mediated interventions involving toddlers with ASD. The sample included 86 caregiver-child dyads who were randomized to either a parent-only psychoeducational intervention or hands-on parent training in a naturalistic developmental intervention. Child and parent-related domains of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) were the primary outcomes in this study. The PSI was collected at entry, 10-week

SUBMITTER: Schlink A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8821158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature