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Assessing the feasibility and efficacy of written benefit-finding for caregivers of children with autism: a pilot study

Brian LovellStress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark MossStress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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Mark A. WetherellStress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
Pages 32-42 | Received 02 Sep 2014, Accepted 30 Jan 2015, Published online: 18 Jun 2015

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Sarah R. Hansen, Mark A. Wetherell & Michael A. Smith. (2022) Written benefit finding for improving psychological health during the Covid-19 pandemic first wave lockdown. Psychology & Health 37:10, pages 1223-1240.
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Sarah Rose Vitale, Hoa Schneider, Lauren Gardner, Michael Alessandri & Craig Marker. (2022) Challenging Behavior and Parental Depression: The Effects of Everyday Stressors and Benefit Finding for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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Dan Wang, Hongzhen Xu, Kexian Liu, Jinfa Tou, Yushuang Jia, Wei Gao, Xiaofei Chen & Feixiang Luo. (2022) Different Reaction Patterns of Caregivers of Children With Imperforate Anus: A Latent Profile Analysis. Frontiers in Pediatrics 9.
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Helen M. Bourke-Taylor, Den-Ching Angel Lee, Loredana Tirlea, Kahli Joyce, Prue Morgan & Terrence P. Haines. (2021) Interventions to Improve the Mental Health of Mothers of Children with a Disability: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Description of Interventions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 51:10, pages 3690-3706.
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Naomi V. Ekas & Deborah Rafferty. 2021. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders 3937 3945 .
Paul A. Davis, Henrik Gustafsson, Nichola Callow & Tim Woodman. (2020) Written Emotional Disclosure Can Promote Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance Readiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology 11.
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Jane Meleady, Colette Clyne, Jessica Braham & Alan Carr. (2020) Positive contributions among parents of children on the autism spectrum: A Systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 78, pages 101635.
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Stephen Gallagher, Liam O’Sullivan, Zoe Hughes & Brenda H. O’Connell. (2020) Building Resources in Caregivers: Feasibility of a Brief Writing Intervention to Increase Benefit Finding in Caregivers. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 12:2, pages 513-531.
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Sarah F. Allen, Mark A. Wetherell & Michael A Smith. (2020) Online writing about positive life experiences reduces depression and perceived stress reactivity in socially inhibited individuals. Psychiatry Research 284, pages 112697.
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Brian Lovell & Mark A. Wetherell. (2019) Exploring the Moderating Role of Benefit Finding on the Relationship Between Child Problematic Behaviours and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Children with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 50:2, pages 617-624.
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Naomi V. Ekas & Deborah Rafferty. 2019. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders 1 9 .
Yue Yu, John H. McGrew & Jorgina Boloor. (2019) Effects of Caregiver-Focused Programs on Psychosocial Outcomes in Caregivers of Individuals with ASD: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49:12, pages 4761-4779.
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Naomi V. Ekas, Lauren Tidman & Lisa Timmons. (2019) Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health Outcomes in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Positive Thinking. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49:11, pages 4547-4558.
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Joanna Crawford, Kay Wilhelm & Judy Proudfoot. (2019) Web-Based Benefit-Finding Writing for Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes: Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Diabetes 4:2, pages e13857.
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Brian Lovell. (2018) Predicting Potentially Harmful Psychological and Physical Behaviours by Parental Caregivers toward Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Child and Family Studies 27:8, pages 2422-2429.
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Nikko S. Da Paz, Bryna Siegel, Michael A. Coccia & Elissa S. Epel. (2018) Acceptance or Despair? Maternal Adjustment to Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 48:6, pages 1971-1981.
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Denise Catalano, Linda Holloway & Elias Mpofu. (2018) Mental Health Interventions for Parent Carers of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Practice Guidelines from a Critical Interpretive Synthesis (CIS) Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15:2, pages 341.
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Éadaoin Slattery, Jennifer McMahon & Stephen Gallagher. (2017) Optimism and benefit finding in parents of children with developmental disabilities: The role of positive reappraisal and social support. Research in Developmental Disabilities 65, pages 12-22.
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