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Publication Date: 2017-Oct
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Coparenting Competence in Parents of Children with ASD: A Marker of Coparenting Quality
May, Chris D.; St George, Jennifer M.; Fletcher, Richard J.; Dempsey, Ian; Newman, Louise K.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v47 n10 p2969-2980 Oct 2017
The coparenting relationship has been linked to parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy and many other concerns associated with the development of children with ASD. Parents of children with ASD (N = 22) were interviewed to explore three domains of their coparenting relationship; (1) adaptation to the emergence of their child's autism, (2) parenting their child with ASD, (3) expectations for their child's developmental outcomes. The concept of coparenting competence, developed during analysis, describes collective perceptions of parenting efficacy. Parents linked perceptions of coparenting competence to their, ability to cope with diagnosis and parenting, motivation to do what they could for their child, and hopes for their child's development. The concept of coparenting competence could play an important role in future research and intervention.
Descriptors: Parenting Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Development, Intervention, Coping, Clinical Diagnosis, Stress Variables, Self Efficacy, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
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