Thesis
Examining the relationship between parent stress and emotion dysregulation in young children with and without autism
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Sep 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010813
Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication impairments and the presence of restrictive, repetitive behaviors, interests (Maenner et al., 2023). Autistic children are at risk for experiencing psychosocial challenges, including a higher likelihood of difficulty regulating emotions (Conner et al., 2021), which can be associated with poor functioning, and can be exacerbated by social deficits and limiting social communication (Prizant et al., 2003). Parenting an autistic child can also lead to increased stress in the parenting role when compared to parents of TD children. Therefore, there are important interactional associations between children with poor emotion dysregulation and parents with heightened perceived stress that need to be better understood. This study sought to make an important contribution to the literature by including new age ranges and different methodological approaches to examine the relationship between emotion dysregulation in young children and perceived parent stress, as well as how emotion dysregulation in autism may differentially relate to parent stress.
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- Title
- Examining the relationship between parent stress and emotion dysregulation in young children with and without autism
- Creators
- Annie Whellan Resnikoff
- Contributors
- Brian P. Daly (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 57 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991022019119404721