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Mindfulness-informed parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children with atypical development: a scoping review

Hasim @ Hashim, Siti Inarah and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Mohamad, Mardiana and Mohd. Marzuki, Zunaidah and Manap, Jamiah and Ismail, Nellie and Kasim, Nor Hayati (2026) Mindfulness-informed parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children with atypical development: a scoping review. Intellectual Discourse, 34 (2). pp. 457-488. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639

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Abstract

Parents and caregivers of children with atypical development often experience high levels of stress and reduced well-being. This scoping review mapped the literature on mindfulness-informed parenting interventions for this population, focusing on intervention types, methodological features, outcomes, and the integration of spirituality and religiosity. Reported in accordance with PRISMA-ScR, a comprehensive search of Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, and MyCite, with updated search alerts, identified 49 eligible studies. The evidence based was concentrated in North America and Europe, and hybrid mindfulness-informed interventions and mindful parenting programmes were the most common. Parent outcomes were more consistently positive than child outcomes, but the literature remained methodologically heterogeneous, and only one study explicitly integrated spirituality or religiosity. Future research should prioritise more rigorous and culturally responsive intervention development.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: caregiver well-being; cultural adaptation; neurodevelopmental conditions; psychosocial interventions; SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF712 Developmental psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP134.S3 Quran and Science
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User: Dr Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2026 09:02
Last Update: 17 Sep 2026 09:02
Queue Number: 2026-09-Q5116
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/130779
Indexed In: WOS and SCOPUS, Google Scholar, MyCite

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