Can a Short-Term Intervention Promote Growth Among Parents of Children with ASD? / Nagham BARANSI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56-7 (July 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-7 (July 2026) . - p.2767-2779 Titre : Can a Short-Term Intervention Promote Growth Among Parents of Children with ASD? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Miri SCHARF, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2767-2779 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The present study investigated the effects of a short-term synergic growth mindset intervention towards abilities and towards stress on reducing parental stress and promoting stress-related growth (SRG) among Arab parents of children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One hundred and seven parents (70 mothers, 37 fathers) of male children with ASD, completed several questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire; the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, the revised Stress- Related Growth Scale, The Implicit Self-Theories Scale, and the Stress Mindset Scale. Seventy- two parents were randomly assigned to an “intervention group”, and 35 to a comparison group. Members of the intervention group participated in a short synergic growth mindset intervention, created especially for this research. Six months after the intervention, all participants re-completed the same questionnaires. The intervention significantly increased growth mindset and SRG and decreased parental stress. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a short-term intervention in promoting growth mindsets, reducing parental stress, and fostering SRG among parents of children with a chronic disorder. These findings are particularly important since many parents of children with chronic disorders often exhibit fixed mindset patterns due to their children’s slow progress in various developmental domains. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06744-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=591 [article] Can a Short-Term Intervention Promote Growth Among Parents of Children with ASD? [texte imprimé] / Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Miri SCHARF, Auteur . - p.2767-2779. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-7 (July 2026) . - p.2767-2779 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The present study investigated the effects of a short-term synergic growth mindset intervention towards abilities and towards stress on reducing parental stress and promoting stress-related growth (SRG) among Arab parents of children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One hundred and seven parents (70 mothers, 37 fathers) of male children with ASD, completed several questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire; the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, the revised Stress- Related Growth Scale, The Implicit Self-Theories Scale, and the Stress Mindset Scale. Seventy- two parents were randomly assigned to an “intervention group”, and 35 to a comparison group. Members of the intervention group participated in a short synergic growth mindset intervention, created especially for this research. Six months after the intervention, all participants re-completed the same questionnaires. The intervention significantly increased growth mindset and SRG and decreased parental stress. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a short-term intervention in promoting growth mindsets, reducing parental stress, and fostering SRG among parents of children with a chronic disorder. These findings are particularly important since many parents of children with chronic disorders often exhibit fixed mindset patterns due to their children’s slow progress in various developmental domains. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06744-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=591

Leaving the Parental Nest: Adjustment Problems, Attachment Representations, and Social Support During the Transition from High School to Military Service / Miri SCHARF in Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40-3 (May-June 2011)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology > 40-3 (May-June 2011) . - p.411-423 Titre : Leaving the Parental Nest: Adjustment Problems, Attachment Representations, and Social Support During the Transition from High School to Military Service Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Miri SCHARF, Auteur ; Ofra MAYSELESS, Auteur ; Inbal KIVENSON-BARON, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : p.411-423 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Adjustment to the transition from high school to military service in Israel was examined in a longitudinal study with a sample of 120 late-adolescent girls. During their senior year in high school (Time 1) the young women were administered the Adult Attachment Interview. Their coping and adjustment to the new environment were assessed (at two further points in time after the transition) by reports of the young women, their mothers, their fathers, and their friends. Young women with preoccupied attachment representations demonstrated the lowest levels of adjustment at both the second and third time points. Young women with dismissing attachment representations did not differ from those with autonomous attachment representations. Satisfaction with social support from parents mediated the association between attachment representations and adjustment (assessed by the young women's reports). En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2011.563464 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=126 [article] Leaving the Parental Nest: Adjustment Problems, Attachment Representations, and Social Support During the Transition from High School to Military Service [texte imprimé] / Miri SCHARF, Auteur ; Ofra MAYSELESS, Auteur ; Inbal KIVENSON-BARON, Auteur . - 2010 . - p.411-423. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology > 40-3 (May-June 2011) . - p.411-423 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Adjustment to the transition from high school to military service in Israel was examined in a longitudinal study with a sample of 120 late-adolescent girls. During their senior year in high school (Time 1) the young women were administered the Adult Attachment Interview. Their coping and adjustment to the new environment were assessed (at two further points in time after the transition) by reports of the young women, their mothers, their fathers, and their friends. Young women with preoccupied attachment representations demonstrated the lowest levels of adjustment at both the second and third time points. Young women with dismissing attachment representations did not differ from those with autonomous attachment representations. Satisfaction with social support from parents mediated the association between attachment representations and adjustment (assessed by the young women's reports). En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2011.563464 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=126

Long-term effects of trauma: Psychosocial functioning of the second and third generation of Holocaust survivors / Miri SCHARF in Development and Psychopathology, 19-2 (Spring 2007)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 19-2 (Spring 2007) . - p.603-622 Titre : Long-term effects of trauma: Psychosocial functioning of the second and third generation of Holocaust survivors Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Miri SCHARF, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : p.603-622 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The long-term effects of extreme war-related trauma on the second and the third generation of Holocaust survivors (HS) were examined in 88 middle-class families. Differences in functioning between adult offspring of HS (HSO) and a comparison group, as well as the psychosocial functioning of adolescent grandchildren of HS, were studied. Degree of presence of Holocaust in the family was examined in families in which both parents were HSO, either mother or father was HSO, and neither parent was HSO. Mothers' Holocaust background was associated with higher levels of psychological distress and less positive parenting representations. In line with synergic (multiplicative) models of risk, adolescents in families where both parents were HSO perceived their mothers as less accepting and less encouraging independence, and reported less positive self-perceptions than their counterparts. They also perceived their fathers as less accepting and less encouraging independence, showed higher levels of ambivalent attachment style, and according to their peers, demonstrated poorer adjustment during military basic training than their fellow recruits from the one-parent HSO group. Parents and adolescents in the one-parent HSO group functioned similarly to others with no Holocaust background. Parenting variables mediated the association across generations between degree of Holocaust experience in the family of origin of the parents and ambivalent attachment style and self-perception of the adolescents. It is recommended that researchers and clinicians develop awareness of the possible traces of trauma in the second and the third generation despite their sound functioning in their daily lives. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579407070290 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=105 [article] Long-term effects of trauma: Psychosocial functioning of the second and third generation of Holocaust survivors [texte imprimé] / Miri SCHARF, Auteur . - 2007 . - p.603-622. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 19-2 (Spring 2007) . - p.603-622 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The long-term effects of extreme war-related trauma on the second and the third generation of Holocaust survivors (HS) were examined in 88 middle-class families. Differences in functioning between adult offspring of HS (HSO) and a comparison group, as well as the psychosocial functioning of adolescent grandchildren of HS, were studied. Degree of presence of Holocaust in the family was examined in families in which both parents were HSO, either mother or father was HSO, and neither parent was HSO. Mothers' Holocaust background was associated with higher levels of psychological distress and less positive parenting representations. In line with synergic (multiplicative) models of risk, adolescents in families where both parents were HSO perceived their mothers as less accepting and less encouraging independence, and reported less positive self-perceptions than their counterparts. They also perceived their fathers as less accepting and less encouraging independence, showed higher levels of ambivalent attachment style, and according to their peers, demonstrated poorer adjustment during military basic training than their fellow recruits from the one-parent HSO group. Parents and adolescents in the one-parent HSO group functioned similarly to others with no Holocaust background. Parenting variables mediated the association across generations between degree of Holocaust experience in the family of origin of the parents and ambivalent attachment style and self-perception of the adolescents. It is recommended that researchers and clinicians develop awareness of the possible traces of trauma in the second and the third generation despite their sound functioning in their daily lives. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579407070290 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=105

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