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Ouachita Baptist University

Honors Theses

2022

Parenting

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The Effects Of Parenting On The Behavior Of Children With Autism: A Meta-Analysis, Allison Martin Apr 2022

The Effects Of Parenting On The Behavior Of Children With Autism: A Meta-Analysis, Allison Martin

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Parenting impacts a child’s behavior, mental health, social relationships, cognitive development, and more. However, research has shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) express more negative behaviors such as being overly controlling, hostile towards the child, and having poor communication with the child when compared to parents of typically developing children (Ku et al., 2019). The current study examines the effects of positive and negative parenting behaviors on the internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and social skills of children with ASD. A meta-analysis was done to analyze the effects of parenting behaviors on children with ASD. Twenty-one studies …