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Anxiety in high-functioning autism: a pilot study of experience sampling using a mobile platform

Hare, Dougal Julian, Gracey, Carolyn and Wood, Christopher 2016. Anxiety in high-functioning autism: a pilot study of experience sampling using a mobile platform. Autism 20 (6) , pp. 730-743. 10.1177/1362361315604817

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Abstract

Anxiety and stress are everyday issues for many people with high-functioning autism, and while cognitive-behavioural therapy is the treatment of choice for the management of anxiety, there are challenges in using it with people with high-functioning autism. This study used modified experience sampling techniques to examine everyday anxiety and stress in adults with high-functioning autism and to explore the feasibility of delivering real-time stress management techniques using a mobile platform. High levels of anxiety were found to be characterised by worry, confusing thoughts and being alone but was not associated with internal focus, imagery or rumination. Participants reported improved mood and less worry and anxious thinking in the active phase of the study. These results support previous studies indicating that people with high-functioning autism differ in their experience of anxiety and provided preliminary data on the feasibility of real-time stress management. The limitations of this approach are discussed together with considerations for future work in the area of developing clinical interventions on mobile platforms.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN: 1362-3613
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2022 10:53
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/86604

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