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ERIC Number: EJ1276748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation to Australia of the KONTAKT© Social Skills Group Training Program for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Feasibility Study
Afsharnejad, Bahareh; Falkmer, Marita; Black, Melissa H.; Alach, Tasha; Lenhard, Fabian; Fridell, Anna; Coco, Christina; Milne, Kelly; Chen, Nigel T. M.; Bölte, Sven; Girdler, Sonya
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n12 p4297-4316 Dec 2020
This study investigated the feasibility and cultural validity of KONTAKT©, a manualised social skills group training, in improving the social functioning of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). KONTAKT© was delivered to 17 adolescents (m[subscript age] = 14.09, SD[subscript age] = 1.43; 70% male) with ASD over sixteen 90 min sessions. A pre-test post-test design evaluated changes in personally meaningful social goals, symptom severity, quality of life, interpersonal efficacy, social anxiety, loneliness, and facial emotion recognition at pre, post and 3 months follow-up. Focus groups were conducted post intervention. Findings indicate that KONTAKT© may support Australian adolescents with ASD in achieving their personally meaningful social goals. This study resulted in finalisation of KONTAKT© in preparation for evaluation of its efficacy in a randomised controlled trial (Australian New Zealand Clinical Registry (ANZCTR): ACTRN12617001117303, ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03294668).
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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