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Title: | Which psychological resilience attributes are associated with lower aspects of anxiety in boys with an autism spectrum disorder? Implications for guidance and counselling interventions | Contributor(s): | Bitsika, Vicki (author); Sharpley, Christopher (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.1080/03069885.2014.931929 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16099 | Abstract: | The effect of psychological resilience as a buffer against anxiety was investigated in a sample of 39 boys with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) via individual online questionnaire responses to standardised inventories for assessing anxiety and psychological resilience. Ability to handle problems, make good decisions, think before acting and help others were the most powerful buffers against Generalised Anxiety Disorder, while thinking before acting significantly buffered social phobia. Believing that they were able to handle problems was significantly associated with less emotional anxiety about school, work or social activities, being irritable, unable to relax and fatigue. As well as describing the pathways between the components of psychological resilience and anxiety, these findings also suggest several specific directions for training programmes aimed at equipping boys with an ASD with skills to cope more effectively with anxiety. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 42(5), p. 544-556 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1469-3534 0306-9885 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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