@article { , title = {Self-management support intervention for parents of children with developmental disorders: The role of gratitude and hope}, abstract = {Objectives: Many parents of children with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit disorders, experience poor well-being and increased anxiety and depression. Very few interventions directly target parents’ needs. The peer-delivered HOPE Programme was designed to address this with six weekly group sessions focusing on self-management skills, including goal setting and expressing gratitude. Methods: This pre-post study aimed to examine changes in anxiety, depression, well-being, hope and gratitude, and to explore associations between changes in anxiety and depression and changes in gratitude and hope. Validated measures of depression, anxiety, positive well-being, gratitude and hope were used. Parents of children with a range of developmental disabilities, most commonly autism spectrum disorders, were recruited. Results: Of 137 (86.9\% female) recruited, 108 parents completed the course and post-course data. Parents’ depression, anxiety, well-being, gratitude and hope all significantly improved between baseline and post-course. Hope and gratitude correlated significantly with depression, anxiety and well-being. Baseline depression, baseline gratitude, post-course hope and gratitude explained 50\% of the variance in post-course depression. Reduced work hours, and baseline and post-course hope and gratitude explained 40\% of the variance in post-course well-being. Anxiety was not associated to hope nor gratitude at either time point. Conclusions: This study provides initial support for feasibility and potential effect of the peer delivered self-management intervention on parental anxiety and depression. Changes in gratitude and hope account for some change in depression, but not anxiety. A randomised controlled trial is needed to establish efficacy and explore mechanisms of change in-depth.}, doi = {10.1007/s10826-018-01308-1}, eissn = {1573-2843}, issn = {1062-1024}, issue = {4}, journal = {Journal of Child and Family Studies}, pages = {980-992}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Springer (part of Springer Nature)}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3059427}, volume = {28}, keyword = {Life-span and Life-course Studies, Developmental and Educational Psychology}, year = {2019}, author = {Martin, Faith and Clyne, Wendy and Pearce, Gemma and Turner, Andy} }