TY - JOUR
T1 - Marital Experiences and Parental “Highs” and “Lows” When A Child with Autism Starts School
AU - Cyr Brisini, Kellie St
AU - Tian, Xi
AU - Solomon, Denise
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - This study describes parents’ daily “highs” and “lows” during their child’s transition to school for the first time and examines how those experiences relate to turbulence in the parents’ relationship. 106 parents (53 couples) rated their relationship qualities at pre-test and post-test and described “high” and “low” points of their day every three days for 42 days. Content analysis revealed experiences contributing to “high” or “low” points that were primarily related to: the child with ASD, the spouse, other children, personal situations, and other. Latent profile analysis identified three profiles that represented the relationship experiences of couples in the study: resilient couples, couples getting by, and asymmetrically engaged couples. Results highlight the variety of daily experiences these parents encounter.
AB - This study describes parents’ daily “highs” and “lows” during their child’s transition to school for the first time and examines how those experiences relate to turbulence in the parents’ relationship. 106 parents (53 couples) rated their relationship qualities at pre-test and post-test and described “high” and “low” points of their day every three days for 42 days. Content analysis revealed experiences contributing to “high” or “low” points that were primarily related to: the child with ASD, the spouse, other children, personal situations, and other. Latent profile analysis identified three profiles that represented the relationship experiences of couples in the study: resilient couples, couples getting by, and asymmetrically engaged couples. Results highlight the variety of daily experiences these parents encounter.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-022-05697-7
DO - 10.1007/s10803-022-05697-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 35932365
AN - SCOPUS:85135633463
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 53
SP - 3932
EP - 3942
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 10
ER -