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Role of Parental Attributions in Treatment Acceptability and Engagement in Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Adedipe, Oyindamola (Dee) Tolulope
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu164139120577295

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2022, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Treatment outcomes in parent-mediated interventions are associated with the parent’s engagement and acceptance, treatment acceptability, of the intervention. Research within the field of behavioral interventions has found that parental attributions, the causal explanation’s parents make to understand the meaning of their child’s behavior, are associated with treatment acceptability and parental engagement for behavioral parent-focused intervention. However, this relationship has not been investigated for parent-mediated interventions focused on core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as social and communication skills. The primary goal of this exploratory study was to investigate the relationship between parental attributions for ASD-related behavior and treatment acceptability and engagement for parent-mediated intervention for ASD. N = 107 parents or primary caregivers of a child aged 3-6 years with an ASD diagnosis were asked to rate their treatment acceptability and engagement of a parent-mediated intervention and complete the Parental Attribution Questionnaire, among other measures. Parental attributions for all dimensions of child-referent attributions (internality, controllability, and stability) negatively predicted parent’s ratings of treatment acceptability for parent-mediated intervention. No associations were found for any dimensions of parent-referent attributions. Results revealed that only the parental attribution of child-referent stability was related to engagement for parent-mediated intervention. Given that parental attributions can be readily changed prior to the start of the intervention, a better understanding of the role of parental attributions in parent-mediated interventions could help improve treatment outcomes for children with ASD.
Katherine Walton (Advisor)
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (Committee Member)
Luc Lecavalier (Committee Member)
152 p.
Psychology
Parental Attributions; Treatment Acceptability; Parental Engagement; Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder

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  • Adedipe, O. T. (2022). Role of Parental Attributions in Treatment Acceptability and Engagement in Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu164139120577295

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Adedipe, Oyindamola (Dee). Role of Parental Attributions in Treatment Acceptability and Engagement in Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2022. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu164139120577295.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Adedipe, Oyindamola (Dee). "Role of Parental Attributions in Treatment Acceptability and Engagement in Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu164139120577295

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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