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，自闭症患者的大学毕业率低于他们的非自闭症同龄人(Cage等人，2020年)。其他研究表明，自闭症学生自我报告存在严重的心理健康问题(McLeod等人，2021年)，并在大学面临挑战(Scott&Sedgewick，2021年)。了解自闭症学生的生活经历和心理痛苦可以促进他们发展社会参与和提高他们的生活质量的机会(Van Heijist&Geurts，2015)。大学咨询服务(UCSs)有效地改善了学生的抑郁、焦虑和学业困境(Broglia等人，2021年)。然而，自闭症患者很可能难以获得专业的心理健康支持，而且据报道，与非自闭症患者相比，他们对常用的心理治疗干预措施的反应不同(Scott&Sedgewick，2021)。因此，本博士项目的总体目标将是研究自闭症学生的生活心理健康经历，并开发出一种可靠的测量方法，可以准确地评估自闭症学生的心理困扰，以便在UCSs中使用。因此，这一措施的主要预期用户将是在UCSs工作的临床医生和从业者。