TY - JOUR
T1 - A Replication and Extension of the PEERS® for Young Adults Social Skills Intervention
T2 - Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - McVey, Alana J.
AU - Dolan, Bridget K.
AU - Willar, Kirsten S.
AU - Pleiss, Sheryl
AU - Karst, Jeffrey S.
AU - Casnar, Christina L.
AU - Caiozzo, Christina
AU - Vogt, Elisabeth M.
AU - Gordon, Nakia S.
AU - Van Hecke, Amy Vaughan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Young adults with ASD experience difficulties with social skills, empathy, loneliness, and social anxiety. One intervention, PEERS® for Young Adults, shows promise in addressing these challenges. The present study replicated and extended the original study by recruiting a larger sample (N = 56), employing a gold standard ASD assessment tool, and examining changes in social anxiety utilizing a randomized controlled trial design. Results indicated improvements in social responsiveness (SSIS-RS SS, p =.006 and CPB, p =.005; SRS, p =.004), PEERS® knowledge (TYASSK, p =.001), empathy (EQ, p =.044), direct interactions (QSQ-YA, p =.059), and social anxiety (LSAS-SR, p =.019). Findings demonstrate further empirical support for the intervention for individuals with ASD.
AB - Young adults with ASD experience difficulties with social skills, empathy, loneliness, and social anxiety. One intervention, PEERS® for Young Adults, shows promise in addressing these challenges. The present study replicated and extended the original study by recruiting a larger sample (N = 56), employing a gold standard ASD assessment tool, and examining changes in social anxiety utilizing a randomized controlled trial design. Results indicated improvements in social responsiveness (SSIS-RS SS, p =.006 and CPB, p =.005; SRS, p =.004), PEERS® knowledge (TYASSK, p =.001), empathy (EQ, p =.044), direct interactions (QSQ-YA, p =.059), and social anxiety (LSAS-SR, p =.019). Findings demonstrate further empirical support for the intervention for individuals with ASD.
KW - ASD
KW - Autism
KW - Intervention
KW - Social anxiety
KW - Social skills
KW - Young adulthood
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84987646143
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-016-2911-5
DO - 10.1007/s10803-016-2911-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 27628940
AN - SCOPUS:84987646143
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 46
SP - 3739
EP - 3754
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 12
ER -