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Coping by redefinition: cognitive appraisals in mothers of children with autism and children without autism.

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To test a model of how mothers cope with the stresses of raising a child with autism (Tunali & Power, 1993), mothers of children with and without autism were interviewed. As predicted, mothers of autistic children: (1) placed less emphasis on career ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Feb in Journal: J Autism Dev Disord (Language : eng)

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1. J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Feb;32(1):25-34

Coping by redefinition: cognitive appraisals in mothers of children with autism and children without autism.

Tunali B, Power TG

University of Houston, Texas, USA.

To test a model of how mothers cope with the stresses of raising a child with autism (Tunali & Power, 1993), mothers of children with and without autism were interviewed. As predicted, mothers of autistic children: (1) placed less emphasis on career success and were more likely to believe that mothers of young children should not work outside of the home; (2) spent more leisure time with their extended family; (3) placed less emphasis on others' opinions of their child's behavior; (4) placed more emphasis on spousal support and parental roles in their discussions of marriage; (5) had more difficulty understanding their child's behavior; and (6) showed a marginally significant difference in their tolerance of ambiguity. Moreover, mothers of children with autism who showed these characteristics had the greatest life satisfaction overall.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Belgin	Tunali	B
Thomas G	Power	TG

Affiliation: University of Houston, Texas, USA.

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