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Mindfulness has been identified as a protective factor against mental health difficulties, but its day-to-day associations with depressive symptoms in this population remain unclear. A total of 210 Chinese parents of autistic children participated in this 15-day diary study, during which they completed daily measures of mindfulness and depressive symptoms. The data were analysed using dynamic structural equation modelling. Results indicated that (1) parents\u2019 daily mindfulness and depressive symptoms exhibited autoregressive stability and showed significant negative reciprocal cross-lagged associations at the within-person level. At the between-person level, (2) higher perceived social support was associated with lower mean depressive symptoms and higher mean mindfulness, and it strengthened the negative cross-lagged effect of daily mindfulness on next-day depressive symptoms; and (3) child externalising problems were positively associated with parents\u2019 overall mean depressive symptoms and negatively associated with both parents\u2019 overall mean daily mindfulness and the autoregressive effects of daily mindfulness and depressive symptoms. Findings underscore the importance of fostering daily mindfulness within a supportive resource context and highlight the need to maintain the day-to-day persistence of mindfulness in families of autistic children with higher externalising problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Lay Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Parents of autistic children tended to feel fewer depressive symptoms on the day after they felt more mindful; likewise, they tended to feel less mindful the day after they felt more depressed. We asked 210 parents in China to complete a short daily questionnaire for 15\u2009days about their daily mindfulness and depressive symptoms. We also looked at two factors that might affect day-to-day mindfulness and depressive symptoms: the level of perceived social support and children\u2019s challenging externalising behaviours directed towards parents. 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