Cultivating joy and building bonds : the relationship between positive affect and closeness among mothers of young children with autism and controls after savouring

• Main Author: Stephanie Pereira, Ariel
• Other Authors: Gianluca Esposito
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology::Affection and emotion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141358
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may experience mother- child bonds differently and have less positive affect (PA) compared to neurotypical parents. However, interventions may be impractical or come at a hefty cost. It is, therefore, prudent to explore the possibility of brief...