ERIC Number: EJ1257576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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A Virtual Resiliency Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism: A Randomized Pilot Trial
Kuhlthau, Karen A.; Luberto, Christina M.; Traeger, Lara; Millstein, Rachel A.; Perez, Giselle K.; Lindly, Olivia J.; Chad-Friedman, Emma; Proszynski, Jacqueline; Park, Elyse R.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n7 p2513-2526 Jul 2020
Parents of children with Autism experience high levels of stress. Resiliency is the ability to cope and adapt when faced with stressful events. This randomized, waitlist controlled pilot trial examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an adapted virtual mind--body group intervention for parents of children with ASD. The intervention was feasible and acceptable. The immediate treatment group showed no difference in distress and greater improvement in resiliency and stress reactivity/coping relative to the delayed treatment group, (M difference 5.78; p = 0.038 and M difference 7.78; p = 0.001 respectively). Findings showed promising feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy for parents of children with ASD.
Descriptors: Parents, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Coping, Intervention, Relaxation Training, Outcomes of Treatment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: UA3MC11054