Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate changes in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, assess and correlate educational social skills (ESS), the mental health of parents/caregivers, children’s social skills (SS) and behavioral problems (BP), and...
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| author | Júlia Maria Girotto Agostini Lucas Cordeiro Freitas |
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| description | Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate changes in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, assess and correlate educational social skills (ESS), the mental health of parents/caregivers, children’s social skills (SS) and behavioral problems (BP), and compare ESS between parents with and without mental health indicators. Reports from 69 participants were analyzed using the IHSE-parents, DASS-21 and SSRS version-parents instruments. Results indicated a decrease in consultation frequency. While ESS values were average, the children’s repertoire was deficient. There was a positive correlation between ESS and SS and internalizing BP, as well as between parental mental health and SS. A negative correlation was observed between parental mental health and BP. Parents with anxiety and depression displayed a worse ESS repertoire. These findings underscore the importance of parental mental health and ESS in supporting ASD development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-945b2d693ac6430e97587e6bb84b7c032025-01-21T07:39:56ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272025-01-013410.1590/1982-4327e3439Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASDJúlia Maria Girotto Agostinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-4013Lucas Cordeiro Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3860-9327Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate changes in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, assess and correlate educational social skills (ESS), the mental health of parents/caregivers, children’s social skills (SS) and behavioral problems (BP), and compare ESS between parents with and without mental health indicators. Reports from 69 participants were analyzed using the IHSE-parents, DASS-21 and SSRS version-parents instruments. Results indicated a decrease in consultation frequency. While ESS values were average, the children’s repertoire was deficient. There was a positive correlation between ESS and SS and internalizing BP, as well as between parental mental health and SS. A negative correlation was observed between parental mental health and BP. Parents with anxiety and depression displayed a worse ESS repertoire. These findings underscore the importance of parental mental health and ESS in supporting ASD development.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2024000100311&lng=en&tlng=enparent-child relationssocial skillsCOVID-19childrenAutism Spectrum Disorder |
| spellingShingle | Júlia Maria Girotto Agostini Lucas Cordeiro Freitas Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) parent-child relations social skills COVID-19 children Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title | Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD |
| title_full | Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD |
| title_fullStr | Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD |
| title_short | Educational Social Skills and Parental Mental Health in COVID-19: Relationships with Child Behavior in ASD |
| title_sort | educational social skills and parental mental health in covid 19 relationships with child behavior in asd |
| topic | parent-child relations social skills COVID-19 children Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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