TY - JOUR
T1 - Mind-Mindedness and Stress in Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders
AU - Larkin, Fionnuala
AU - Hayiou-Thomas, Marianna E.
AU - Arshad, Zaynah
AU - Leonard, Matthew
AU - Williams, Frances J.
AU - Katseniou, Nicoletta
AU - Malouta, Rania N.
AU - Marshall, Charlotte R.P.
AU - Diamantopoulou, Maria
AU - Tang, Etonia
AU - Mani, Sneha
AU - Meins, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Relations between mind-mindedness (assessed using the describe-your-child interview) and stress were investigated in parents of children with developmental disorders (ADHD, n = 51, ASD, n = 23, Down’s Syndrome, n = 38, and 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, 22q11.2DS, n = 32) and typically-developing children (n = 89). Mind-mindedness did not differ across diagnostic groups, and mind-mindedness predicted parenting stress across groups. Parenting stress was lowest in the typically-developing and Down’s Syndrome groups. Across all groups, mind-minded and positive descriptions predicted lower parenting stress, and negative descriptions predicted higher stress. In the developmental disorder groups, describing the children with reference to their disorder was negatively correlated with mind-mindedness. Results are discussed with regard to interventions for families where children have developmental disorders.
AB - Relations between mind-mindedness (assessed using the describe-your-child interview) and stress were investigated in parents of children with developmental disorders (ADHD, n = 51, ASD, n = 23, Down’s Syndrome, n = 38, and 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, 22q11.2DS, n = 32) and typically-developing children (n = 89). Mind-mindedness did not differ across diagnostic groups, and mind-mindedness predicted parenting stress across groups. Parenting stress was lowest in the typically-developing and Down’s Syndrome groups. Across all groups, mind-minded and positive descriptions predicted lower parenting stress, and negative descriptions predicted higher stress. In the developmental disorder groups, describing the children with reference to their disorder was negatively correlated with mind-mindedness. Results are discussed with regard to interventions for families where children have developmental disorders.
KW - Developmental disorders
KW - Mind-mindedness
KW - Parental attributions
KW - Parenting stress
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85086705867
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-020-04570-9
DO - 10.1007/s10803-020-04570-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 32562123
AN - SCOPUS:85086705867
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 51
SP - 600
EP - 612
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 2
ER -