[article] 
inAutism > 21-3 (April 2017) . - p.333-343

Titre :	Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Blythe A. CORBETT, Auteur ; Scott D. BLAIN, Auteur ; Sara IOANNOU, Auteur ; Maddie BALSER, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.333-343
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Adolescent  Anxiety/ epidemiology/etiology  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology/ therapy  Child  Female  Humans  Hydrocortisone/analysis  Male  Psychodrama/methods  Saliva/chemistry  anxiety  autism spectrum disorders  competence  cortisol  stress  theatre
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Increased anxiety and stress are frequently found in children with autism spectrum disorder and are associated with social challenges. Recently, we reported changes in social competence following peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the intervention on reducing anxiety and stress. Participants included 30 youth with autism spectrum disorder (8-14?years old) randomly assigned to the experimental (17) or waitlist control (13) group. Pretest adjusted, between-group differences were analyzed for state-anxiety, trait-anxiety, play-based cortisol, and diurnal cortisol. Pearson correlations were conducted between anxiety, cortisol, and group play. Significant pretest-adjusted between-group differences at posttest were observed on trait-anxiety (F(1, 27)=9.16, p=0.005) but not state-anxiety (F(1, 27)=0.03, p=0.86), showing lower trait-anxiety in the experimental group. There were no between-group differences on cortisol. There was a significant negative correlation between group play and trait-anxiety (r=-0.362, p=0.05). Playground cortisol correlated with group play, for the experimental group (r=0.55, p=0.03). The theatre-based, peer-mediated intervention not only contributes to improvement in social competence in youth with autism spectrum disorder but also contributes to reductions in trait-anxiety associated with more social interaction with peers. Results suggest that some degree of physiological arousal is essential for social interaction.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361316643623
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[article] Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Blythe A. CORBETT, Auteur ; Scott D. BLAIN, Auteur ; Sara IOANNOU, Auteur ; Maddie BALSER, Auteur . - p.333-343.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism > 21-3 (April 2017) . - p.333-343

Mots-clés :	Adolescent  Anxiety/ epidemiology/etiology  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology/ therapy  Child  Female  Humans  Hydrocortisone/analysis  Male  Psychodrama/methods  Saliva/chemistry  anxiety  autism spectrum disorders  competence  cortisol  stress  theatre
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Increased anxiety and stress are frequently found in children with autism spectrum disorder and are associated with social challenges. Recently, we reported changes in social competence following peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the intervention on reducing anxiety and stress. Participants included 30 youth with autism spectrum disorder (8-14?years old) randomly assigned to the experimental (17) or waitlist control (13) group. Pretest adjusted, between-group differences were analyzed for state-anxiety, trait-anxiety, play-based cortisol, and diurnal cortisol. Pearson correlations were conducted between anxiety, cortisol, and group play. Significant pretest-adjusted between-group differences at posttest were observed on trait-anxiety (F(1, 27)=9.16, p=0.005) but not state-anxiety (F(1, 27)=0.03, p=0.86), showing lower trait-anxiety in the experimental group. There were no between-group differences on cortisol. There was a significant negative correlation between group play and trait-anxiety (r=-0.362, p=0.05). Playground cortisol correlated with group play, for the experimental group (r=0.55, p=0.03). The theatre-based, peer-mediated intervention not only contributes to improvement in social competence in youth with autism spectrum disorder but also contributes to reductions in trait-anxiety associated with more social interaction with peers. Results suggest that some degree of physiological arousal is essential for social interaction.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361316643623
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475