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Ayelet Ben-Sasson1, Tamar Yonit Podoly2,3, Eli Lebowitz4
1Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Frontiers in Psychology
|June 2, 2022
Summary
Parents often accommodate children with sensory over-responsivity (SOR) to reduce distress. A new scale, the Family Accommodation Scale for Sensory Over-Responsivity (FASENS), shows high reliability and validity, particularly for children with health conditions.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Psychology
- Occupational Therapy
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Family accommodation, common in childhood anxiety, involves parental efforts to prevent child distress.
- Sensory over-responsivity (SOR) in children causes distress, potentially leading to family accommodation.
- The impact of family accommodation on children with SOR is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate a new scale measuring family accommodation for sensory over-responsivity (SOR) in children.
- To examine the psychometric properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Sensory Over-Responsivity (FASENS).
- To investigate the relationship between SOR, family accommodation, and the presence of health conditions.
Main Methods:
- Parents (N=301, ages 3-13) completed online surveys including the Child Sensory Profile 2 and the FASENS.
- The FASENS, a 18-item scale, assesses accommodation frequency and impact on family and child well-being.
- Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the scale's structure.
Main Results:
- The FASENS demonstrated high internal consistency (α = 0.94) and a robust 3-factor structure.
- FASENS scores significantly correlated with SOR symptoms and other sensory processing patterns.
- Parents of children with health conditions reported higher FASENS scores and greater sensory challenges.
Conclusions:
- The FASENS is a reliable and valid measure for assessing family accommodation in pediatric SOR.
- Family accommodation for SOR is prevalent, especially in children with co-occurring health conditions.
- Further research is needed to determine the adaptiveness of these accommodations and potential benefits of reduction strategies.
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