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Age-Related Differences in the Association between Autistic Sons' Challenging Behaviour and Maternal Anxiety and Depression: Implications for Counsellors
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
The associations between sons' challenging behaviour and mothers' anxiety and depression were investigated in four age-subgroups of boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their mothers (n = 49). Significant correlations were found only for the 6-yr-old boys' irritability and their mothers' anxiety (r = 0.808) and depression (r = 0.762), and for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The Influence of Gender, Age, Psychological Resilience and Family Interaction Factors upon Anxiety and Depression in Non-Autism Spectrum Disorder Siblings of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F.; Mailli, Rebecca – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
The influence of gender, age, Psychological resilience and family interaction factors upon generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) was investigated in 75 non-autism spectrum disorder (NASD) siblings who had a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). GAD and MDD were much more prevalent than in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Resilience (Psychology), Adolescents
Which Psychological Resilience Attributes Are Associated with Lower Aspects of Anxiety in Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Implications for Guidance and Counselling Interventions
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2014
The effect of psychological resilience as a buffer against anxiety was investigated in a sample of 39 boys with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) via individual online questionnaire responses to standardised inventories for assessing anxiety and psychological resilience. Ability to handle problems, make good decisions, think before…
Descriptors: Males, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Anxiety
Comorbidity of Anxiety-Depression among Australian University Students: Implications for Student Counsellors
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2012
The incidence, factor structure and scale item differences in anxiety-depression comorbidity were investigated in a sample of Australian university students defined according to the presence of anxiety and/or depression. The incidence of anxiety-depression comorbidity was over 32%, about four times that for anxiety or depression alone.…
Descriptors: College Students, Incidence, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
"What Made Me Unhappy". Experiences of, and Responses to, Lifestyle Changes in Breast Cancer Patients
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F.; Christie, David R. H. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2010
Sixteen breast cancer patients were interviewed about any lifestyle changes they had experienced and their reactions to those changes. Data were collected and analysed via content analysis and then summary tabulations of patient responses until replication of responses was verified across patients. Results indicated that most patients suffered a…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Cancer, Coping, Patients