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Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits

BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk of experiencing externalizing and internalizing problems. This study aimed to reveal how maternal parenting styles and autistic traits influence behavioral problems in children with ASD. METHODS: This study recruited 70 2–5 ye...

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Autores principales: Lin, Xiujin, Su, Xi, Huang, Saijun, Liu, Zhilin, Yu, Hong, Wang, Xin, Lin, Lizi, Cao, Muqing, Li, Xiuhong, Jing, Jin
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10153627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143786
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1107719
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author Lin, Xiujin
Su, Xi
Huang, Saijun
Liu, Zhilin
Yu, Hong
Wang, Xin
Lin, Lizi
Cao, Muqing
Li, Xiuhong
Jing, Jin
author_facet Lin, Xiujin
Su, Xi
Huang, Saijun
Liu, Zhilin
Yu, Hong
Wang, Xin
Lin, Lizi
Cao, Muqing
Li, Xiuhong
Jing, Jin
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description BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk of experiencing externalizing and internalizing problems. This study aimed to reveal how maternal parenting styles and autistic traits influence behavioral problems in children with ASD. METHODS: This study recruited 70 2–5 years children with ASD and 98 typically developing (TD) children. The Parental Behavior Inventory (PBI) and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) were used to collect the maternal parenting styles and autistic traits, respectively. The children’s behavioral problems were reported by the mothers using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Hierarchical moderated regression analyses were used to determine whether maternal autistic traits moderated the association between parenting style and behavioral problems in the children. RESULTS: Compared to TD children, children with ASD exhibited more severe externalizing and internalizing problems (t = 4.85, p < 0.01). The ASD group scored lower in the maternal supportive/engaged parenting style than the TD group (t = 3.20, p < 0.01). In the TD group, the maternal AQ attention switching domain was positively correlated with internalizing problems in the children (β = 0.30, p = 0.03). In the ASD group, hostile/coercive parenting style was significantly correlated with externalizing problems in the children (β = 0.30, p = 0.02), whereas maternal AQ attention switching domain was negatively correlated with externalizing problems (β = −0.35, p = 0.02). Moreover, the maternal AQ attention switching domain moderated the association between hostile/coercive parenting style and children’s externalizing problems (β = 0.33, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Among ASD children, a hostile/coercive parenting style can increase the risks of children’s externalizing problems, especially in the context of high levels of maternal attention-switching problems. Hence, the current study has important implications for the clinical practice of early family-level interventions for children with ASD.
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spelling pubmed-101536272023-05-03 Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits Lin, Xiujin Su, Xi Huang, Saijun Liu, Zhilin Yu, Hong Wang, Xin Lin, Lizi Cao, Muqing Li, Xiuhong Jing, Jin Front Psychiatry Psychiatry BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk of experiencing externalizing and internalizing problems. This study aimed to reveal how maternal parenting styles and autistic traits influence behavioral problems in children with ASD. METHODS: This study recruited 70 2–5 years children with ASD and 98 typically developing (TD) children. The Parental Behavior Inventory (PBI) and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) were used to collect the maternal parenting styles and autistic traits, respectively. The children’s behavioral problems were reported by the mothers using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Hierarchical moderated regression analyses were used to determine whether maternal autistic traits moderated the association between parenting style and behavioral problems in the children. RESULTS: Compared to TD children, children with ASD exhibited more severe externalizing and internalizing problems (t = 4.85, p < 0.01). The ASD group scored lower in the maternal supportive/engaged parenting style than the TD group (t = 3.20, p < 0.01). In the TD group, the maternal AQ attention switching domain was positively correlated with internalizing problems in the children (β = 0.30, p = 0.03). In the ASD group, hostile/coercive parenting style was significantly correlated with externalizing problems in the children (β = 0.30, p = 0.02), whereas maternal AQ attention switching domain was negatively correlated with externalizing problems (β = −0.35, p = 0.02). Moreover, the maternal AQ attention switching domain moderated the association between hostile/coercive parenting style and children’s externalizing problems (β = 0.33, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Among ASD children, a hostile/coercive parenting style can increase the risks of children’s externalizing problems, especially in the context of high levels of maternal attention-switching problems. Hence, the current study has important implications for the clinical practice of early family-level interventions for children with ASD. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10153627/ /pubmed/37143786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1107719 Text en Copyright © 2023 Lin, Su, Huang, Liu, Yu, Wang, Lin, Cao, Li and Jing. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Psychiatry
Lin, Xiujin
Su, Xi
Huang, Saijun
Liu, Zhilin
Yu, Hong
Wang, Xin
Lin, Lizi
Cao, Muqing
Li, Xiuhong
Jing, Jin
Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title_full Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title_fullStr Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title_full_unstemmed Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title_short Association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with ASD: Moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
title_sort association between maternal parenting styles and behavioral problems in children with asd: moderating effect of maternal autistic traits
topic Psychiatry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10153627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143786
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1107719
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