Social Validity and Preliminary Outcomes of a Mentoring Intervention for Adolescents and Adults With Autism

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-01-21 DOI:10.1177/10883576211073687

Lindsey M. Weiler, Annie K. Goerdt, Kalli B. Kremer, Emily Goldberg, R. Hudock

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Abstract

Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are vulnerable to declines in social connections and an increase in depression, anxiety, and other co-occurring conditions. This study introduces a novel intervention that matches adolescents and adults with ASD in one-to-one mentoring relationships in an afterschool setting and examines its social validity. In this single-group, mixed-method pilot study, participants were seven adolescent mentees (14–18 years old; 100% male), seven adult mentors (19–33 years old; 71% male), and eight parents of mentees. A combination of project-specific and standardized assessments was used to describe the participants’ perceptions of the program and to assess well-being, self-concept, and social-emotional and behavioral outcomes. Results showed high uptake, program satisfaction, positive ratings of mentoring relationship quality, and desirable pre- to post-test change on several targeted outcomes. This study provides preliminary evidence to support the applicability and utility of a mentoring program for adolescents with ASD by adults with ASD.

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青少年和成人自闭症辅导干预的社会有效性和初步结果

患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的青少年容易受到社会联系下降和抑郁、焦虑和其他共同发生疾病增加的影响。这项研究引入了一种新的干预措施，将患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年和成年人在放学后的一对一辅导关系中进行匹配，并检验了其社会有效性。在这项单一的混合方法试点研究中，参与者是7名青少年学员（14-18岁；100%男性）、7名成人导师（19-33岁；71%男性）和8名学员的父母。结合项目具体评估和标准化评估来描述参与者对项目的看法，并评估幸福感、自我概念以及社会情绪和行为结果。结果显示，在几个有针对性的结果上，接受率、项目满意度、指导关系质量的积极评价以及测试前后的理想变化都很高。这项研究提供了初步证据，支持成人ASD对青少年ASD的指导计划的适用性和实用性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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