Explored associations between self - report measures of
child adaptive behaviour (aA), social support (bB), parental stress (cC), and coping behaviours (BC).
While
child adaptive behaviour was lower in ASD children, adaptive functioning did not impact negative outcomes in mothers.
Explored associations between
child adaptive behaviour, language, intelligence, behavioural, and emotional problems on parent mental health, stress and family functioning over a period of 2 years.
Collected maternal reports of parenting stress,
child adaptive behaviour, ASD severity, and problem behaviours over a 2 - year period.
Not exact matches
Adaptive Behaviour on the Portuguese Curricula: A Comparison between
Children and Adolescents with and without Intellectual Disability
Fostering self - regulation skills, that enable
children to direct their attention, manage emotions, keep track of rules, inhibit their impulses, and control their
behaviour in other
adaptive ways.
Although suicide in
children is rare, research shows that
children can and do present with suicidal
behaviour, thus highlighting the need for early intervention including identification of risk factors and promotion of protective factors, including
adaptive coping skills.
In these programs parents are coached in behavioural strategies for increasing reinforcement of
adaptive child behaviour and setting consistent limits on disruptive
behaviour, thereby replacing escalating cycles of parent -
child coercion with positive, relationship - enhancing interactions (Hawes and Allen 2016).
Notably, the observed effect of parent cutbacks on family well - being was larger than the observed effect of
child characteristics, including
adaptive behaviour deficits.
The authors do not report on
child behaviour change but note that ``... in every instance there was a significant improvement in
adaptive behavior or decreases in problem behavior» (p. 363).
In comparison to
children with deficits in emotional development,
children with a developed EC are more likely: 1) to sustain learning; 2) to engage in empathic and prosocial
behaviours; 3) to express appropriate emotions in various contexts; 4) to use
adaptive strategies to deal with negative / upsetting emotions (e.g., anger); and 5) to reduce several risk factors associated with psychopathology.
Evolutionary - minded scholars seek to understand the historical and
adaptive bases of paternal
behaviour and
child development, including with respect to other animals.
While ASD severity and
child gender predicted paternal stress levels,
child age, IQ and
adaptive behaviour were associated with maternal and paternal stress.
Our results suggest that from pre-birth,
children with CU traits who were also exposed to more PT, are potentially more liable in developing
behaviours that are
adaptive in harsh environments, thereby providing some support for «fetal programming».
Examined the impact of
child diagnosis, behavioural problems, and
adaptive behaviour on family wellbeing.
While many applications of the model have explored the combination of
child ASD symptomatology and / or
behaviour problems with life stress,
child adaptive functioning (i.e. daily living skills), a characteristic which Hall and Graff [4] identified as demonstrating strong associations with adaptation in families of
children with ASD, has not been investigated as an additional stressor in this model.
Assessed the relationship and directionality of dynamics between parent stress and
child characteristics (
adaptive behaviour, problem
behaviour, ASD severity) over a 10 - month period.
Compared measures of parent stress, psychological distress,
child behaviour, diagnosis, and
adaptive functioning between groups.
However, like symptom severity, the relationship between
adaptive behaviour and maternal outcomes may be masked by the inclusion of
child problem
behaviours [e.g. 55, 88].
Like ASD symptomatology, evidence suggests that in
children with ASD,
adaptive behaviour improves as
children age [76, 77, 86].
As previously noted, the need for separate and distinct tools to differentiate core ASD symptoms from measures of maladaptive and
adaptive behaviour may provide clarity to the current overlap between
child characteristics and their influence on family outcomes.
Explored gender differences in parents on measures of positive and negative psychological wellbeing (anxiety, depression, stress, positive perceptions) and the impact of
child characteristics (ASD symptoms,
adaptive behaviours, behavioural and emotional concerns) on parent outcomes.
Research has demonstrated that families have to manage competing
child related stressors such as increased maladaptive
behaviour and impairments in communication, social skills and
adaptive functioning.
Explored relationships between
child characteristics (problem
behaviour,
adaptive behaviour, ASD symptom severity) on parent measures (anxiety, depression, stress, positive perceptions).
Completed assessments of
child adaptive functioning, social interaction, and repetitive
behaviours upon entry to the study and at two later time points (i.e. when
children were 12 - 13 and 19 - 20 years of age).