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dc.contributor.advisorEkas, Naomi V.
dc.contributor.authorRafferty, Deborah Eileenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T19:26:25Z
dc.date.available2020-12-23T19:26:25Z
dc.date.created2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.identifiercat-6238090en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/42804
dc.description.abstractChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display externalizing behaviors, such as aggression and hyperactivity, that impact their adaptive functioning, decrease parental mental health, and adversely impact family functioning. Child-, parent-, and family-level factors often directly negatively impact the child and are associated with higher levels of externalizing behaviors. As parenting has been shown to affect the level of child externalizing behaviors in neurotypical children, it is possible that parenting may act to mediate these relationships in children with ASD. The goal of the current study was to examine the extent to which parenting behaviors mediated associations between child-, parent-, and family-level factors and child externalizing behaviors. The current study included 117 families (mother, father, and child) of children with ASD. Parents answered a series of questionnaires related to the determinants of parenting, parenting behaviors, and child externalizing behaviors. Results indicated that, for mothers, parenting warmth mediated the relationship between child age, depressive symptoms, family cohesion, and family conflict and child externalizing behaviors. For fathers, parenting warmth only mediated the relationship between child-level factors (age and verbal ability) and child externalizing behaviors. Results of the study support prior research and Belsky’s (1984) determinants of parenting theory.en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectAutismen_US
dc.titleAssociations Between Determinants Of Parenting And Child Externalizing Behaviors In Families Of Children With Autism: The Mediating Role Of Parenting Behaviorsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitCollege of Science and Engineering
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaPsychology
local.committeemembersCathy Cox, Danica Knight
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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