dc.contributor.author | Chetcuti, Lacey | |
dc.contributor.author | Uljarević, Mirko | |
dc.contributor.author | Varcin, Kandice J | |
dc.contributor.author | Boutrus, Maryam | |
dc.contributor.author | Pillar, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Dimov, Stefanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Barbaro, Josephine | |
dc.contributor.author | Dissanayake, Cheryl | |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Jonathan | |
dc.contributor.author | Wan, Ming Wai | |
dc.contributor.author | Segal, Leonie | |
dc.contributor.author | Slonims, Vicky | |
dc.contributor.author | Whitehouse, Andrew JO | |
dc.contributor.author | Hudry, Kristelle | |
dc.contributor.author | AICES Team | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-16T00:43:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-16T00:43:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2730-7166 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10802-021-00838-5 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/406030 | |
dc.description.abstract | Child temperament and caregiver psychological distress have been independently associated with social-emotional difficulties among individuals with autism. However, the interrelationship among these risk factors has rarely been investigated. We explored the reciprocal interplay between child temperament (surgency, negative affectivity, and self-regulation) and caregiver psychological distress in the development of child internalizing and externalizing symptoms, in a cohort of 103 infants showing early autism traits. Caregivers completed questionnaires when children were aged around 12-months (Time 1 [T1]), 18-months (Time 2 [T2]), and 24-months (Time 3 [T3]). Cross-lagged path models revealed a significant pathway from T1 caregiver psychological distress through lower T2 child self-regulation to subsequently greater T3 child internalizing symptoms. No such caregiver-driven pathway was evident through T2 child negative affectivity or in the prediction of T3 child externalizing symptoms. Further, no support was found for temperament-driven pathways through caregiver psychological distress to child social-emotional difficulties. Child surgency was mostly unrelated to caregiver psychological distress and social-emotional difficulties. These findings implicate the need to support the mental health of caregivers with an infant with autism traits in order to enhance the emotion regulation and social-emotional development of their infants. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Cognitive and computational psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 5204 | |
dc.subject.keywords | Autism | |
dc.subject.keywords | Caregiver psychological distress | |
dc.subject.keywords | Externalizing | |
dc.subject.keywords | Infants | |
dc.subject.keywords | Internalizing | |
dc.title | Caregiver Psychological Distress Predicts Temperament and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Infants with Autism Traits | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Chetcuti, L; Uljarević, M; Varcin, KJ; Boutrus, M; Pillar, S; Dimov, S; Barbaro, J; Dissanayake, C; Green, J; Wan, MW; Segal, L; Slonims, V; Whitehouse, AJO; Hudry, K; AICES Team, , Caregiver Psychological Distress Predicts Temperament and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Infants with Autism Traits, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2021 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-06-07 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-07-15T12:12:02Z | |
gro.description.notepublic | This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Varcin, Kandice J. | |