naa a22 4500 510730051 CHVBK 20180411082949.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0 Comparative Effects of Mindfulness and Skills-Based Parent Training Programs for Parents of Children with Autism: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcome Data [Elektronische Daten] [Suzannah Ferraioli, Sandra Harris] Parents of children with autism report high levels of stress as compared to parents of typically developing children, children with chronic illnesses, and children with other developmental disabilities. Previous research has supported both parent-focused and child-focused parent training programs as effective in alleviating parental stress and enhancing meaningful parent-child interactions. In the present study, a behavioral skills approach was compared to a parent-oriented model, a mindfulness group. Fifteen parents of children with autism were matched on a measure of parental stress and were randomized to one of the two treatment groups. Each group included an 8-week program that incorporated didactics, discussion, role plays, and homework. Parental stress and global health outcomes were assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. Overall, the mindfulness group alone demonstrated statistically significant improvement on both outcome measures following treatment. Although significant changes were not observed in the skills group, effect sizes suggested moderate to large treatment benefits. The feasibility of the programs as well as implications and future directions of this line of research are discussed. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 Mindfulness nationallicence Autism spectrum disorders nationallicence Parenting stress nationallicence Parent training nationallicence Ferraioli Suzannah Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market St. Suite 8, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Harris Sandra Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA aut Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/2(2013-06-01), 89-101 1868-8527 4:2<89 2013 4 12671 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ferraioli Suzannah Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market St. Suite 8, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harris Sandra Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/2(2013-06-01), 89-101 1868-8527 4:2<89 2013 4 12671 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer