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White SW, Schall C, Santos JD, Maddox BB, Hillier A, Klinger L, Pugliese C. Promoting Quality of Life: Suggestions for Mental Health Care Providers Working with Young Autistic Adults. AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD 2023; 5:347-355. [PMID: 38116052 PMCID: PMC10726189 DOI: 10.1089/aut.2022.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
Abstract
There is a growing population of autistic adults in need of supports from a service delivery system that, at present, fails to accommodate their needs adequately and equitably. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of trained behavioral health service providers to meet the needs of young autistic adults. Quality of life (QoL), or one's perception of, and satisfaction with, life in relation to held goals and expectations, has been identified as a key outcome of interest by autistic self-advocates. By supporting autistic clients to hone their strengths and interests, integrate various aspects of their identity, identify goals, and connect to appropriate resources, providers can promote clients' self-knowledge and self-determination, in the service of improving QoL. In this Perspectives article, we offer concrete recommendations to mental health providers, including those who do not specialize in autism, with the goal of supporting implementation of evidence-based strategies that improve QoL and promote self-determination among young autistic clients.
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- Susan W. White
- Center for Youth Development and Intervention, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Autism Center for Education, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Project REACH, College of Staten Island at the City University of New York, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- TEACCH Autism Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- TEACCH Autism Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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White SW, Smith I, Brewe AM. Brief Report: The Influence of Autism Severity and Depression on Self-Determination Among Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2022; 52:2825-2830. [PMID: 34185238 PMCID: PMC11034765 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05145-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Self-determination (SD) is linked to autonomy and better adult outcomes. Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often less independent than cognitively matched peers. Given the frequency with which depression co-occurs in ASD and the established association between depression and SD, we sought to evaluate the influence of both ASD severity and depression on SD among cognitively able emerging adults with ASD. Emerging adults (n = 59) with ASD completed measures of SD, ASD severity, and depression. Both ASD severity and depression were moderately correlated with SD (r = - 0.473; - 0.423, respectively) and with each other (r = 0.625). After controlling for ASD severity, depression did not significantly predict SD. Strengthening SD should be considered in programming to promote independence.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susan W White
- Center for Youth Development and Intervention, The University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Suite 101, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 65 Kane St., Room 2032, West Hartford, Hartford, CT, 06119, USA
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- Center for Youth Development and Intervention, The University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Suite 101, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA
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Pietrek A, Kangas M, Kliegl R, Rapp MA, Heinzel S, van der Kaap-Deeder J, Heissel A. Basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration in major depressive disorder. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:962501. [PMID: 36203824 PMCID: PMC9530199 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.962501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Basic psychological needs theory postulates that a social environment that satisfies individuals' three basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness leads to optimal growth and well-being. On the other hand, the frustration of these needs is associated with ill-being and depressive symptoms foremost investigated in non-clinical samples; yet, there is a paucity of research on need frustration in clinical samples. Survey data were compared between adult individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD; n = 115; 48.69% female; 38.46 years, SD = 10.46) with those of a non-depressed comparison sample (n = 201; 53.23% female; 30.16 years, SD = 12.81). Need profiles were examined with a linear mixed model (LMM). Individuals with depression reported higher levels of frustration and lower levels of satisfaction in relation to the three basic psychological needs when compared to non-depressed adults. The difference between depressed and non-depressed groups was significantly larger for frustration than satisfaction regarding the needs for relatedness and competence. LMM correlation parameters confirmed the expected positive correlation between the three needs. This is the first study showing substantial differences in need-based experiences between depressed and non-depressed adults. The results confirm basic assumptions of the self-determination theory and have preliminary implications in tailoring therapy for depression.
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- Anou Pietrek
- Social and Preventive Medicine, Department of Sports and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Training and Movement Sciences, Research Focus Cognition Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Social and Preventive Medicine, Department of Sports and Health Science, Intra-Faculty Unit "Cognitive Sciences", Faculty of Human Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Research Area Services Research and e-Health, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Social and Preventive Medicine, Department of Sports and Health Science, Intra-Faculty Unit "Cognitive Sciences", Faculty of Human Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Research Area Services Research and e-Health, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Ferrand C, Martinent G. Need frustration and depressive symptoms in French older people: using a self-determination approach. Aging Ment Health 2021; 25:1094-1100. [PMID: 32347115 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1758912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To provide evidence of the relationship between basic psychological need frustration (BPNF) for autonomy, competence and relatedness, and depressive symptoms in French older people, and to explore the potential moderator effects of place of residence (home vs nursing home) on this relationship. METHODS Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) was used. A total of 410 French older people (212 women, 198 men, Mage = 77.13 years, SD = 9.19, age range: 60-98 years) voluntarily participated in the study and completed the measures of BPNF and depressive symptoms. Sociodemographic data were collected. RESULTS Findings showed that for all the participants, competence and relatedness need frustration positively predicted depressive symptoms. More particularly, BPNF for relatedness significantly predicted depressive symptoms for older people living at home (β = .18, p < .05), whereas BPNF for competence significantly predicted depressive symptoms for both participants living at home (β = .25, p < .05) and in nursing homes (β = .34, p < .05). Among participants living at home, results showed that BPNF for competence significantly predicted depressive symptoms (β = .28, p < .05) across married participants, while BPNF for relatedness significantly predicted depressive symptoms (β = .27, p < .05) across participants living alone. CONCLUSION By focusing on BPNF and its relationship to depressive symptoms, this study suggests the importance of investigating further this concept, and alerts to the long-term consequences of frustration of competence and relatedness needs in older people.
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- Claude Ferrand
- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Laboratory of Vulnerabilities & Innovation in Sport, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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Çili S, Stopa L. A Narrative Identity Perspective on Mechanisms of Change in Imagery Rescripting. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:636071. [PMID: 34975552 PMCID: PMC8716861 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.636071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Soljana Çili
- London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, London, United Kingdom.,School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Ryan RM, Soenens B, Vansteenkiste M. Reflections on self-determination theory as an organizing framework for personality psychology: Interfaces, integrations, issues, and unfinished business. J Pers 2018; 87:115-145. [PMID: 30325499 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This special issue focuses on self-determination theory (SDT) as an integrative framework for the wider field of personality research. In this commentary our aims include: reflecting on the utility and strengths of SDT as such a general framework and responding to the various contributions in this issue regarding their use of SDT as a guiding, complementary, or contrasting framework. METHODS AND RESULTS We describe how SDT has developed organically and conservatively from "within" based on the emerging patterns of evidence, as well through the ongoing challenges from other models and frameworks. We then discuss each of the various contributions to this special issue, addressing themes that include SDT's breadth of methods, and its relevance to topics such as narcissism, wisdom, individual differences, Big-Five traits, and the neuropsychology of motivation, among others. Across these discussions, we highlight fruitful avenues for research and cross-fertilization across the fields of personality, development, motivation, and neuroscience. At the same time, we counter some claims made about SDT, and forward certain cautions regarding the integration of SDT and other personality frameworks and models. CONCLUSIONS We conclude by revisiting the value of broad theory, and SDT in particular, for coordinating complex research findings concerning motivation, personality development and wellness across multiple levels of analysis and, perhaps more importantly, for pointing researchers to the right questions within today's prolific empiricism.
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- Richard M Ryan
- Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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