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Role of Relationship Satisfaction in Parental Coping

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Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) is considered one of the developmental disorders with the most pervasive and enduring impact on the whole family system. Studies have revealed a number of factors that are predictive of positive and negative family adaptation outcomes. Among these, the influences of sociodemographic and child characteristics on adaptation have been established. However, part of the family outcomes are not explained by these factors but by parental and couple variables (García-López et al. 2016a, b).

Among parent resources and characteristics, studies highlight the importance of coping strategies and cognitions, such as sense of coherence, parental self-efficacy, or perception of positive contributions of disability in predicting positive adaptation outcomes. In the general population, couples’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors spread from one partner to the other; in the context of a stressful situation, these reciprocal effects might become even stronger....

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  1. Joint Research Institute National University for Distance Education and Health Institute Carlos III (IMIENS), Madrid, Spain

    Cristina García-López, Pilar Pozo & Encarnación Sarriá

  2. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, UTAE, Barcelona, Spain

    Cristina García-López

  3. Faculty of Psychology, National University for Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Pozo & Encarnación Sarriá

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García-López, C., Pozo, P., Sarriá, E. (2020). Role of Relationship Satisfaction in Parental Coping. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102395-1

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