Authors: Sigan L Hartley Leann Smith DaWalt Haley M Schultz
Publish Date: 2017/03/09
Volume: 47, Issue: 6, Pages: 1645-1658
Abstract
We examined daily couple experiences in 174 couples who had a child with autism spectrum disorder ASD relative to 179 couples who had a child without disabilities and their sameday association with parent affect Parents completed a 14day daily diary in which they reported time with partner partner support partner closeness and positive and negative couple interactions and level of positive and negative affect Oneway multivariate analyses of covariance and dyadic multilevel models were conducted Parents of children with ASD reported less time with partner lower partner closeness and fewer positive couple interactions than the comparison group Daily couple experiences were more strongly associated with parent affect in the ASD than comparison group Findings have implications for programs and supports
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