The Impact of Caregiver Stigma on Real-Life Social Experience of Taiwanese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Valerie Hwee Taur; Chen, Yu-Wei Ryan; Tseng, Mei-Hui; Bundy, Anita; Cordier, Reinie
Titel	The Impact of Caregiver Stigma on Real-Life Social Experience of Taiwanese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 7, S.1859-1871 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Yu-Wei Ryan) ORCID (Tseng, Mei-Hui) ORCID (Cordier, Reinie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211004329
Schlagwörter	Caregivers; Caregiver Attitudes; Mothers; Rejection (Psychology); Attitudes toward Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adolescents; Preadolescents; Elementary School Students; High School Students; Severity (of Disability); Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Interaction; Family Relationship; Peer Relationship; Student School Relationship; Anxiety; Cultural Context; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Mother; Mutter; Ablehnung; Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schweregrad; Telekommunikationstechnik; Interaktion; Peer-Beziehungen; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Angst; Ausland
Abstract	Caregivers of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder commonly experience stigma. However, how stigma influences social interactions of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is unclear. We aimed to explore the impact of caregiver stigma on real-life social experiences of Taiwanese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. In the context of everyday activities, 76 adolescents with autism spectrum disorder who were not intellectually disabled (69 males, aged 10-16 years) carried a mobile device that prompted them 7 times, randomly, each day for 7 days to record with whom they were interacting, what they perceived, and how they felt about the interactions. Caregivers completed the Affiliate Stigma Scale to measure caregiver stigma. Multilevel analyses revealed that participants whose caregivers perceived high levels of stigma were more likely than those whose caregivers experienced less stigma to interact with family members and less likely to be interested in interacting with people at school. However, those participants also experienced more anxiety while interacting with family members. The findings shed light on ways that caregiver stigma impacted the social experiences of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and suggest that, in promoting social participation for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, researchers and service providers must support caregivers to manage stigma. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01