The Association between Parental Interaction Style and Children's Joint Engagement in Families with Toddlers with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Patterson, Stephanie Y.; Elder, Lauren; Gulsrud, Amanda; Kasari, Connie
Titel	The Association between Parental Interaction Style and Children's Joint Engagement in Families with Toddlers with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 5, S.511-518 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313483595
Schlagwörter	Interaction; Parent Child Relationship; Toddlers; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Video Technology; Coding; Parenting Styles; Responses; Predictor Variables; Social Behavior; Individual Characteristics; Scores; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Educational Attainment; Caregivers; Background; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interaktion; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Autismus; Codierung; Programmierung; Prädiktor; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Hintergrundinformation
Abstract	Purpose: This study examines the relationship between parental interaction style (responsive vs directive) and child-initiated joint engagement within caregiver-child interactions with toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Method: Videotaped interactions of 85 toddler-caregiver dyads were coded for child engagement and both parental responsiveness and directiveness. Results: Altogether, children spent less than one-third of the interaction jointly engaged. After controlling for child characteristics, parental style was associated with the initiator (child or parent) of joint engagement. Specifically, responsiveness predicted total time in child-initiated joint engagement, while directiveness predicted total time in parent-initiated joint engagement. Children's social behaviours were associated with child-initiated joint engagement. Discussion: Social initiations are a key target for children with autism spectrum disorders. Results demonstrate that child initiations and global social behaviour ratings are associated with parental responsivity. Responsivity may be a critical factor to facilitate children's initiations. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10