Examining the Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting: A Study on the Relationship Between Parental Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Problem Behaviors of Children with ASD

AYDIN A.

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, vol.53, no.5, pp.1873-1883, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10803-022-05455-9
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.1873-1883
  • Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Parent of child with autism, Emotion regulation difficulty, Mindful parenting, Problem behavior, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM, PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN, INTERACTIONAL BEHAVIORS, DECREASES AGGRESSION, TURKISH MOTHERS, SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR, STRESS, FAMILIES, FATHERS
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Parental emotion regulation plays a vital role in the parent-child relationship. This study examines the mediating role of mindful parenting in the relationship between parental emotion regulation difficulties and problem behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study was conducted with 273 parents of children with ASD in Istanbul. The study findings revealed a significant yet negative correlation between mindful parenting and emotion regulation difficulty and problem behaviors. The study model highlighted that emotion regulation difficulties significantly predicted mindful parenting and the child's problem behavior, whereas mindful parenting significantly predicted the child's problem behavior. Additionally, the study findings indicated that mindful parenting was a partial mediator.