Associations between caregiver and child factors and parental self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of autistic children in Canada / Rita ABDEL-BAKI in Research in Autism, 132 (April 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 132 (April 2026) . - 202867 Titre : Associations between caregiver and child factors and parental self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of autistic children in Canada Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rita ABDEL-BAKI, Auteur ; Katelyn FRANKIEWICZ, Auteur ; Kristel THOMASSIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202867 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Parental self-efficacy  Parent sex differences  Caregiver stress Résumé : This study explored parental self-efficacy in Canadian mothers (n = 102) and fathers (n = 17) of an autistic child (aged 6–18 years old) and examined associations between caregiver and child factors and parental self-efficacy. Parental self-efficacy was assessed using two measures, one focusing on caregivers of children with developmental disabilities and the other assessing self-efficacy more broadly, to capture conceptual differences. Primary caregivers completed online questionnaires about their parental self-efficacy, parenting stress, internalizing symptoms, child emotional and behavioral problems, and child restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests. Mothers and fathers self-reported similar levels of parental self-efficacy, with only slight differences between measures. Parental self-efficacy was correlated with all caregiver and child factors, including caregiver stress and internalizing symptoms, and child emotional and behavioral problems and restricted and repetitive behaviors. However, when included together, only parenting stress emerged as a unique correlate of parental self-efficacy, as measured by both self-efficacy measures, and internalizing symptoms also emerged as a unique correlate of self-efficacy specific to the domain specific measure of self-efficacy in children with developmental disabilities. This suggests that caregiver factors, particularly parental stress, may be especially meaningful for supporting parental self-efficacy, above and beyond child behaviors. The implications of these findings, including the importance of supporting caregivers’ own wellbeing, are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202867 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=583 [article] Associations between caregiver and child factors and parental self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of autistic children in Canada [texte imprimé] / Rita ABDEL-BAKI, Auteur ; Katelyn FRANKIEWICZ, Auteur ; Kristel THOMASSIN, Auteur . - 202867. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 132 (April 2026) . - 202867 Mots-clés : Parental self-efficacy  Parent sex differences  Caregiver stress Résumé : This study explored parental self-efficacy in Canadian mothers (n = 102) and fathers (n = 17) of an autistic child (aged 6–18 years old) and examined associations between caregiver and child factors and parental self-efficacy. Parental self-efficacy was assessed using two measures, one focusing on caregivers of children with developmental disabilities and the other assessing self-efficacy more broadly, to capture conceptual differences. Primary caregivers completed online questionnaires about their parental self-efficacy, parenting stress, internalizing symptoms, child emotional and behavioral problems, and child restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests. Mothers and fathers self-reported similar levels of parental self-efficacy, with only slight differences between measures. Parental self-efficacy was correlated with all caregiver and child factors, including caregiver stress and internalizing symptoms, and child emotional and behavioral problems and restricted and repetitive behaviors. However, when included together, only parenting stress emerged as a unique correlate of parental self-efficacy, as measured by both self-efficacy measures, and internalizing symptoms also emerged as a unique correlate of self-efficacy specific to the domain specific measure of self-efficacy in children with developmental disabilities. This suggests that caregiver factors, particularly parental stress, may be especially meaningful for supporting parental self-efficacy, above and beyond child behaviors. The implications of these findings, including the importance of supporting caregivers’ own wellbeing, are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202867 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=583

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