[article]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475 |
in Autism > 21-3 (April 2017) . - p.333-343
[article] Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder [texte imprimé] / 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 |
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Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder in Autism, 21-3 (April 2017)
