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Examining the Relationship Between Parental Anxiety and Treatment Response in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety . In response to the high co-occurrence of anxiety symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) , several interventions have been developed for this population . In spite of promising findings , some youth with ASD respond only minimally to such interventions . To understand potential factors that may impact treatment response , the current study explores the role of parental anxiety in youth treatment outcome . Thirty-one youth with ASD , ages 7-18 , and their parents participated in the study . Parents completed the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory pre- and post-treatment . Contrary to previous research , there was no correlation between parental anxiety and youth anxiety at baseline or post-treatment . However , parental trait anxiety significantly decreased from pre- to post-treatment for parents of treatment responders . The findings are consistent with previous research and suggest a youth-to-parent influence .
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Intervention_Educational
State/Trait Anxiety Inventory pre- and post-treatment
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Outcome_Mental
State/Trait Anxiety Inventory
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Outcome_Mental
parental anxiety and youth anxiety
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Outcome_Mental
parental trait anxiety
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Participant_Age
Children and Adolescents
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Participant_Condition
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Participant_Age
youth with ASD
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Participant_Sample-size
Thirty-one
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Participant_Age
youth
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Participant_Age
ages 7-18