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Social Network Diversity and Mental Health Among Mothers of Individuals With Autism

Published:2023-02-21 Issue:2 Volume:128 Page:101-118
ISSN:1944-7558
Container-title:American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
language:en
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Author:

Dembo Robert S.¹,Mailick Marsha R.¹,Rudolph Abby E.²,Huntington Nick³,DaWalt Leann Smith⁴,Mitra Monika⁵

Affiliation:

1. Robert S. Dembo and Marsha R. Mailick, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. Abby E. Rudolph, Temple University

3. Nick Huntington, Brandeis University

4. Leann Smith DaWalt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

5. Monika Mitra, Brandeis University

Abstract

AbstractThe present study examined the associations between networks of social relationships and psychological well-being among mothers of adolescents and adults with autism (n = 352) over a 12-year period of time. A structural equation modeling approach was used to delineate the relative impacts of network size and relationship diversity on maternal mental health, and to assess whether such effects are bidirectional. Mothers with more diverse relationships experienced reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms over time, and the psychological benefits of diversity remained after adjusting for network size. Results also suggest bidirectional links between network size, diversity, and maternal mental health. Research and clinical implications are discussed.

Publisher

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Neurology (clinical),Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

https://meridian.allenpress.com/ajidd/article-pdf/128/2/101/3191196/i1944-7558-128-2-101.pdf

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