Mixed Methods Approach to Describe Social Interaction During a Group Intervention for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Por:
Alcover C, Mairena MA, Mezzatesta M, Elias N, Díez-Juan M, Balañá G, González-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Medina J, Anguera MT and Arias-Pujol E
Publicada:
4 jun 2019
Ahead of Print:
4 jun 2019
Categoría:
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Over the last 20 years, researchers have been mixing qualitative and quantitative approaches, but mixed methods research represents a new movement that arose in response to the currents of qualitative and quantitative research, considered separately. Little has been published on the use of polar coordinate analysis in psychotherapy. This type of analysis can provide detailed information and integrate the qualitative-quantitative analysis. Even less has been published on the analysis of ASD children's behavior. The main aim of this study was to implement this mixed methods methodology to analyze patterns of social behaviors in a group of adolescents with ASD during a group social competence intervention program. Moreover, we wanted to see whether an observational scale could be combined fruitfully with polar coordinate analysis and to investigate whether typical ASD behaviors show similar interrelations (prospective and retrospective sequentialities) as behaviors observed in psychotherapy. We used an adaptation from the Social Skills Training Program (UC Davis, California). We observed that each participant took a unique course, increasing or decreasing the number and quality of their social behaviors. In accordance with previous literature, results suggest some increment in the amount of appropriate social conduct. We did not detect a generalized progress pattern but agreed that there were changes between the beginning and end of the intervention. Therefore, we consider that observational methodology is useful in the field of psychotherapy and ASD, offering detailed information about changes and development that cannot be obtained with other traditional measures, such as questionnaires.
Filiaciones:
Alcover C:
Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Mairena MA:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Mezzatesta M:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Elias N:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Díez-Juan M:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Balañá G:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
González-Rodríguez M:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Rodríguez-Medina J:
Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Education, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Anguera MT:
Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Arias-Pujol E:
Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain
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