Coherence of Representations Regarding the Child, Resolution of the Child’s Diagnosis and Emotional Availability: A Study of Arab-Israeli Mothers of Children with ASD / Efrat SHER-CENSOR in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-10 (October 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-10 (October 2017) . - p.3139-3149 Titre : Coherence of Representations Regarding the Child, Resolution of the Child’s Diagnosis and Emotional Availability: A Study of Arab-Israeli Mothers of Children with ASD Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Smadar DOLEV, Auteur ; Marwa SAID, Auteur ; Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Kholud AMARA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3139-3149 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Five minute speech sample-coherence  Resolution of the diagnosis  Maternal sensitivity  Emotional availability  Arab-Israeli Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined the interplay of mothers’ coherent representations of their child (i.e., multidimensional and balanced view); resolution of the child’s ASD diagnosis (i.e., acceptance); and emotional availability to the child in the unique cultural context of Arab-Israeli families. Participants were 46 mothers and their 2–8 year old sons. Coherent representations and resolution of the diagnosis were assessed using narrative measures. Emotional availability (namely, sensitivity, structuring, and lack of intrusiveness and hostility) was observed during mother–child play interactions. Results suggested that coherent and resolved mothers were more emotionally available than incoherent and/or unresolved mothers. These findings highlight the importance of supporting mothers’ ability to accept the child’s diagnosis and see the unique characteristics of the child beyond his ASD symptoms. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3228-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=319 [article] Coherence of Representations Regarding the Child, Resolution of the Child’s Diagnosis and Emotional Availability: A Study of Arab-Israeli Mothers of Children with ASD [texte imprimé] / Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Smadar DOLEV, Auteur ; Marwa SAID, Auteur ; Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Kholud AMARA, Auteur . - p.3139-3149. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-10 (October 2017) . - p.3139-3149 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Five minute speech sample-coherence  Resolution of the diagnosis  Maternal sensitivity  Emotional availability  Arab-Israeli Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined the interplay of mothers’ coherent representations of their child (i.e., multidimensional and balanced view); resolution of the child’s ASD diagnosis (i.e., acceptance); and emotional availability to the child in the unique cultural context of Arab-Israeli families. Participants were 46 mothers and their 2–8 year old sons. Coherent representations and resolution of the diagnosis were assessed using narrative measures. Emotional availability (namely, sensitivity, structuring, and lack of intrusiveness and hostility) was observed during mother–child play interactions. Results suggested that coherent and resolved mothers were more emotionally available than incoherent and/or unresolved mothers. These findings highlight the importance of supporting mothers’ ability to accept the child’s diagnosis and see the unique characteristics of the child beyond his ASD symptoms. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3228-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=319

Effects of adverse childhood experiences on observed parenting and children?s behavior problems among Jewish and Arab Muslim families in Israel / Efrat SHER-CENSOR in Development and Psychopathology, 37-3 (August 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 37-3 (August 2025) . - p.1294-1304 Titre : Effects of adverse childhood experiences on observed parenting and children?s behavior problems among Jewish and Arab Muslim families in Israel Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Rinat FENIGER-SCHAAL, Auteur ; Michal SLONIM, Auteur ; Nina KOREN-KARIE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1294-1304 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adverse childhood experiences  child behavior problems  home environment  maternal sensitivity  psychological distress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Research points to the substantial impact of parents' exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on parents and their children. However, most studies have been conducted in North America, and research on ACEs effects on observed parenting or on intergenerational transmission of ACE effects is limited. We therefore studied families from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds in Israel and examined whether mothers' ACEs hampered maternal sensitivity and the quality of the home environment and whether mothers' psychological distress mediated these links. We also explored whether mothers' ACEs predicted children s behavior problems indirectly through maternal psychological distress and whether maternal sensitivity and the home environment attenuated this mediating path. Participants were 232 mothers (Mchild age = 18.40 months, SD = 1.76; 63.36% non-ultra-Orthodox Jewish, 17.24% ultra-Orthodox Jewish, 19.40% Arab Muslim). Results showed mothers' ACEs were directly associated with decreased maternal sensitivity. Mothers' ACEs were indirectly associated with more behavior problems in children through mothers' higher psychological distress, and maternal sensitivity moderated this indirect link; it was significant only for mothers who showed lower sensitivity. Findings emphasize the significant role ACEs play in early mother-child relationships. The importance of including ACE assessment in research and practice with families of infants and toddlers is discussed. En ligne : https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/8579F9F590D14C4F1BE805F1EED78B03 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=564 [article] Effects of adverse childhood experiences on observed parenting and children?s behavior problems among Jewish and Arab Muslim families in Israel [texte imprimé] / Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Rinat FENIGER-SCHAAL, Auteur ; Michal SLONIM, Auteur ; Nina KOREN-KARIE, Auteur . - p.1294-1304. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 37-3 (August 2025) . - p.1294-1304 Mots-clés : adverse childhood experiences  child behavior problems  home environment  maternal sensitivity  psychological distress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Research points to the substantial impact of parents' exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on parents and their children. However, most studies have been conducted in North America, and research on ACEs effects on observed parenting or on intergenerational transmission of ACE effects is limited. We therefore studied families from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds in Israel and examined whether mothers' ACEs hampered maternal sensitivity and the quality of the home environment and whether mothers' psychological distress mediated these links. We also explored whether mothers' ACEs predicted children s behavior problems indirectly through maternal psychological distress and whether maternal sensitivity and the home environment attenuated this mediating path. Participants were 232 mothers (Mchild age = 18.40 months, SD = 1.76; 63.36% non-ultra-Orthodox Jewish, 17.24% ultra-Orthodox Jewish, 19.40% Arab Muslim). Results showed mothers' ACEs were directly associated with decreased maternal sensitivity. Mothers' ACEs were indirectly associated with more behavior problems in children through mothers' higher psychological distress, and maternal sensitivity moderated this indirect link; it was significant only for mothers who showed lower sensitivity. Findings emphasize the significant role ACEs play in early mother-child relationships. The importance of including ACE assessment in research and practice with families of infants and toddlers is discussed. En ligne : https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/8579F9F590D14C4F1BE805F1EED78B03 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=564

Parental Representations and Emotional Availability: The Case of Children with Autism and Severe Behavior Problems / Efrat SHER-CENSOR in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56-4 (April 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-4 (April 2026) . - p.1489-1502 Titre : Parental Representations and Emotional Availability: The Case of Children with Autism and Severe Behavior Problems Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Moria HAREL, Auteur ; David OPPENHEIM, Auteur ; Adi ARAN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1489-1502 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Studies suggest that parents’ emotional availability (EA) is associated with children’s wellbeing, including in the case of children with autism. Our study extended prior research by examining the role of parents’ representations in fostering parental EA and by focusing on fathers and on children with autism and severe behavior problems. We expected that parents’ positive representations would be associated with higher EA and compared mothers’ and fathers’ representations and EA. Participants were 79 mothers and 69 fathers (child age range = 61–173 months, 21.95% girls). Representation assessments included the Reaction to Diagnosis Questionnaire, tapping resolution with respect to the child’s diagnosis, and the coherence and positive comments in parents’ Five Minute Speech Samples about the child. Parents’ EA was coded from parent–child play interactions. Controlling for children’s autism symptoms and adaptive functioning, mothers’ resolution with respect to the child’s diagnosis and positive comments (but not coherence) were associated with their EA, and fathers’ coherence (but not positive comments and resolution) was associated with their EA. Mothers expressed more positive comments than fathers, and the resolution and EA scores of mothers and fathers were significantly correlated. Our results highlight the importance of considering both parents’ representations and EA when studying and working with families of children with autism and severe behavior problems. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06629-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=582 [article] Parental Representations and Emotional Availability: The Case of Children with Autism and Severe Behavior Problems [texte imprimé] / Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Moria HAREL, Auteur ; David OPPENHEIM, Auteur ; Adi ARAN, Auteur . - p.1489-1502. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-4 (April 2026) . - p.1489-1502 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Studies suggest that parents’ emotional availability (EA) is associated with children’s wellbeing, including in the case of children with autism. Our study extended prior research by examining the role of parents’ representations in fostering parental EA and by focusing on fathers and on children with autism and severe behavior problems. We expected that parents’ positive representations would be associated with higher EA and compared mothers’ and fathers’ representations and EA. Participants were 79 mothers and 69 fathers (child age range = 61–173 months, 21.95% girls). Representation assessments included the Reaction to Diagnosis Questionnaire, tapping resolution with respect to the child’s diagnosis, and the coherence and positive comments in parents’ Five Minute Speech Samples about the child. Parents’ EA was coded from parent–child play interactions. Controlling for children’s autism symptoms and adaptive functioning, mothers’ resolution with respect to the child’s diagnosis and positive comments (but not coherence) were associated with their EA, and fathers’ coherence (but not positive comments and resolution) was associated with their EA. Mothers expressed more positive comments than fathers, and the resolution and EA scores of mothers and fathers were significantly correlated. Our results highlight the importance of considering both parents’ representations and EA when studying and working with families of children with autism and severe behavior problems. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06629-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=582

Resolution of the child’s ASD diagnosis among Arab–Israeli mothers: Associations with maternal sensitivity and wellbeing / Smadar DOLEV in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 21 (January 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 21 (January 2016) . - p.73-83 Titre : Resolution of the child’s ASD diagnosis among Arab–Israeli mothers: Associations with maternal sensitivity and wellbeing Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Smadar DOLEV, Auteur ; Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Kholud AMARA, Auteur ; Marwa SAID, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.73-83 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Resolution of diagnosis  Maternal sensitivity  Parenting stress  Parental distress  Arab–Israeli Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study focused on Arab–Israeli mothers of children with ASD, and examined maternal resolution of the child’s diagnosis, and its associations with mothers’ sensitivity to the child, maternal psychological distress, parenting stress, social support, and family demographics. Forty-six mothers and their 2–8 year old sons participated in the study. Mothers were interviewed regarding their resolution of their child’s diagnosis, their child’s ASD symptoms and adaptive behaviors, and completed questionnaires to assess their psychological distress, parenting stress and social support. Maternal sensitivity was observed during two mother–child play contexts, didactic and social play. Resolved mothers were more sensitive to their child during social play, and reported less psychological distress and parenting stress, as well as fewer child ASD symptoms compared with unresolved mothers. Implications for cultural sensitive parental guidance for families of children with ASD are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2015.09.004 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=274 [article] Resolution of the child’s ASD diagnosis among Arab–Israeli mothers: Associations with maternal sensitivity and wellbeing [texte imprimé] / Smadar DOLEV, Auteur ; Efrat SHER-CENSOR, Auteur ; Nagham BARANSI, Auteur ; Kholud AMARA, Auteur ; Marwa SAID, Auteur . - p.73-83. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 21 (January 2016) . - p.73-83 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Resolution of diagnosis  Maternal sensitivity  Parenting stress  Parental distress  Arab–Israeli Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study focused on Arab–Israeli mothers of children with ASD, and examined maternal resolution of the child’s diagnosis, and its associations with mothers’ sensitivity to the child, maternal psychological distress, parenting stress, social support, and family demographics. Forty-six mothers and their 2–8 year old sons participated in the study. Mothers were interviewed regarding their resolution of their child’s diagnosis, their child’s ASD symptoms and adaptive behaviors, and completed questionnaires to assess their psychological distress, parenting stress and social support. Maternal sensitivity was observed during two mother–child play contexts, didactic and social play. Resolved mothers were more sensitive to their child during social play, and reported less psychological distress and parenting stress, as well as fewer child ASD symptoms compared with unresolved mothers. Implications for cultural sensitive parental guidance for families of children with ASD are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2015.09.004 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=274

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