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Meta-Analysis
. 2018 Oct;48(10):3393-3415.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3605-y.

The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Isabel Yorke  1 , Pippa White  2 , Amelia Weston  3 , Monica Rafla  2 , Tony Charman  2 , Emily Simonoff  2
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Meta-Analysis

The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Isabel Yorke et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Oct.

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Abstract

This review (Prospero Registration Number: CRD42017057915) aimed to systematically identify and summarize existing research on the relationship between additional emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in children with autism, and parenting stress (PS) and mental health problems (MHP) in their parents. Sixty-seven studies met criteria for inclusion in the review, 61 of which were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled correlation coefficients were in the low to moderate range ([Formula: see text]). Some evidence for moderation by measurement characteristics was found. Narrative review of concurrent adjusted associations showed some evidence for shared relationships with other factors, most notably ASD severity and parent perception of own parenting. Longitudinal studies showed mixed evidence for bidirectional predictive relationships between child EBP and parent psychological distress variables.

Keywords: Additional psychopathology; Autism spectrum disorder; Emotional and behavioral problems; Mental health; Parenting stress; Psychological distress.

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Research Involving Human and Animal Participants

This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

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