Parental maltreatment of children with autism spectrum disorder: A developmental-ecological analysis / Kevin Ka Shing CHAN in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 32 (December 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 32 (December 2016) . - p.106-114 Titre : Parental maltreatment of children with autism spectrum disorder: A developmental-ecological analysis Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Kevin Ka Shing CHAN, Auteur ; Chun Bun LAM, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.106-114 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Child abuse  Child maltreatment  Aggression  Parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : AbstractBackground Although children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be exposed to harsh parental discipline, research on this issue is scarce. In particular, few studies have examined the risk factors for harsh parental discipline in this population. We responded to this gap in the literature by testing multiple individual and environmental factors as potential predictors of parental psychological aggression and physical assault toward children with ASD. Guided by a developmental-ecological perspective, we hypothesized that harsh parental discipline would be shaped by the characteristics of the child (symptom severity), the parent (parenting stress), the family (economic pressure), and the broader context (discrimination in the community). Method A total of 424 Hong Kong parents of children with ASD completed standardized questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using bivariate correlation and multivariate regression analyses. Results At the bivariate level, child symptom severity, parenting stress, family economic pressure, and experienced discrimination were positively associated with parental psychological aggression. Moreover, child symptom severity and parenting stress were positively associated with parental physical assault. At the multivariate level, parenting stress was significantly related to psychological aggression, while child symptom severity and parenting stress were significantly related to physical assault. Mediation analyses further demonstrated that psychological aggression partially mediated the effect of parenting stress on physical assault. Conclusions Theoretically, our findings contributed to our understanding of the origin of harsh parenting practices toward children with ASD. Practically, our findings provided insights about ways to identify high-risk families and to develop effective child maltreatment intervention programs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2016.09.006 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=296 [article] Parental maltreatment of children with autism spectrum disorder: A developmental-ecological analysis [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Kevin Ka Shing CHAN, Auteur ; Chun Bun LAM, Auteur . - p.106-114. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 32 (December 2016) . - p.106-114 Mots-clés : Autism  Child abuse  Child maltreatment  Aggression  Parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : AbstractBackground Although children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be exposed to harsh parental discipline, research on this issue is scarce. In particular, few studies have examined the risk factors for harsh parental discipline in this population. We responded to this gap in the literature by testing multiple individual and environmental factors as potential predictors of parental psychological aggression and physical assault toward children with ASD. Guided by a developmental-ecological perspective, we hypothesized that harsh parental discipline would be shaped by the characteristics of the child (symptom severity), the parent (parenting stress), the family (economic pressure), and the broader context (discrimination in the community). Method A total of 424 Hong Kong parents of children with ASD completed standardized questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using bivariate correlation and multivariate regression analyses. Results At the bivariate level, child symptom severity, parenting stress, family economic pressure, and experienced discrimination were positively associated with parental psychological aggression. Moreover, child symptom severity and parenting stress were positively associated with parental physical assault. At the multivariate level, parenting stress was significantly related to psychological aggression, while child symptom severity and parenting stress were significantly related to physical assault. Mediation analyses further demonstrated that psychological aggression partially mediated the effect of parenting stress on physical assault. Conclusions Theoretically, our findings contributed to our understanding of the origin of harsh parenting practices toward children with ASD. Practically, our findings provided insights about ways to identify high-risk families and to develop effective child maltreatment intervention programs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2016.09.006 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=296

Self-stigma among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder / Kevin Ka Shing CHAN in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 48 (April 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 48 (April 2018) . - p.44-52 Titre : Self-stigma among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Kevin Ka Shing CHAN, Auteur ; Chun Bun LAM, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.44-52 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Stigma  Autism  Life satisfaction  Depression  Caregiving gain  Caregiving burden Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) vary in not only the extent to which they endorse their self-stigmatizing thoughts, referred to as self-stigma “content”, but also the extent to which they think about their self-stigmatizing thoughts repetitively and automatically as a mental habit, referred to as self-stigma “process”. Existing measures of self-stigma, however, focus almost solely on self-stigma content. No measures are available for assessing self-stigma process among parents of children with ASD. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a recently developed measure of self-stigma process, the Self-Stigmatizing Thinking’s Automaticity and Repetition Scale (STARS), among parents of children with ASD. Method Cross-sectional, questionnaire data were collected from 424 parents of children with ASD residing in Hong Kong, China. Results Confirmatory factor analyses supported the originally proposed, two-factor model of the STARS. The entire scale, as well as its two subscales, had excellent internal consistency. The STARS demonstrated construct validity by being correlated with self-stigma content. It also showed criterion validity by being correlated with mental health (as indicated by life satisfaction and depression) and caregiving experiences (as indicated by caregiving gain and caregiving burden). Furthermore, the STARS exhibited incremental validity by explaining life satisfaction, depression, caregiving gain, and caregiving burden, even after adjusting for self-stigma content. Conclusions Our findings provided evidence for the reliability, and the factorial, construct, criterion, and incremental validity, of the STARS among parents of children with ASD. Our findings highlighted the content-process distinction of self-stigma, and provided important insights on the design of effective anti-self-stigma interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=340 [article] Self-stigma among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Kevin Ka Shing CHAN, Auteur ; Chun Bun LAM, Auteur . - p.44-52. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 48 (April 2018) . - p.44-52 Mots-clés : Stigma  Autism  Life satisfaction  Depression  Caregiving gain  Caregiving burden Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) vary in not only the extent to which they endorse their self-stigmatizing thoughts, referred to as self-stigma “content”, but also the extent to which they think about their self-stigmatizing thoughts repetitively and automatically as a mental habit, referred to as self-stigma “process”. Existing measures of self-stigma, however, focus almost solely on self-stigma content. No measures are available for assessing self-stigma process among parents of children with ASD. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a recently developed measure of self-stigma process, the Self-Stigmatizing Thinking’s Automaticity and Repetition Scale (STARS), among parents of children with ASD. Method Cross-sectional, questionnaire data were collected from 424 parents of children with ASD residing in Hong Kong, China. Results Confirmatory factor analyses supported the originally proposed, two-factor model of the STARS. The entire scale, as well as its two subscales, had excellent internal consistency. The STARS demonstrated construct validity by being correlated with self-stigma content. It also showed criterion validity by being correlated with mental health (as indicated by life satisfaction and depression) and caregiving experiences (as indicated by caregiving gain and caregiving burden). Furthermore, the STARS exhibited incremental validity by explaining life satisfaction, depression, caregiving gain, and caregiving burden, even after adjusting for self-stigma content. Conclusions Our findings provided evidence for the reliability, and the factorial, construct, criterion, and incremental validity, of the STARS among parents of children with ASD. Our findings highlighted the content-process distinction of self-stigma, and provided important insights on the design of effective anti-self-stigma interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=340

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