Understanding and measuring psychological distress in Autistic students.

了解和测量自闭症学生的心理困扰。

• 批准号: 2888222
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2888222
• 关键词: Understanding; measuring; psychological; distress; Autistic

Autistic individuals are reported to have lower university completion rates than their non-autistic peers (Cage et al., 2020). Other research demonstrates that autistic students self-report significant mental health difficulties (McLeod, et al., 2021) and face challenges at university (Scott & Sedgewick, 2021). Understanding the life experiences and psychological distress experienced by autistic students can facilitate opportunities to develop both societal engagement and improve their quality of life (Van Heijist & Geurts, 2015). University counselling services (UCSs) effectively improve student experiences of depression, anxiety, and academic distress (Broglia et al., 2021). However, autistic people are likely to struggle to access professional mental health support, and have been reported to respond differently than non-autistic people to commonly used psychotherapeutic interventions (Scott & Sedgewick, 2021). Thus, the overarching objective of this PhD project would be to research the lived mental health experiences of autistic students and develop a reliable measure that can accurately assess autistic students' psychological distress for use within UCSs. The primary intended user of this measure would therefore be clinicians and practitioners working within UCSs.

据报道，自闭症患者的大学完成率低于其非自主同龄人（Cage等，2020）。其他研究表明，自闭症学生的自我报告巨大的心理健康困难（McLeod等，2021），并在大学面临挑战（Scott＆Sedgewick，2021年）。了解自闭症学生经历的生活经历和心理困扰，可以促进发展社会参与并改善其生活质量的机会（Van Heijist＆Geurts，2015年）。大学咨询服务（UCSS）有效地改善了学生对抑郁症，焦虑和学术困扰的经历（Broglia等，2021）。但是，自闭症患者可能很难获得专业的心理健康支持，并且据报道，对常用的心理治疗干预措施的反应与非自动人士的反应不同（Scott＆Sedgewick，2021）。因此，该博士学位项目的总体目标是研究自闭症学生的精神健康经历，并制定可靠的措施，可以准确评估自闭症学生在UCSS中使用的心理困扰。因此，该措施的主要用户将是UCSS中工作的临床医生和从业人员。