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A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia
Background: This study evaluates the effectiveness of parent-assisted children’s friendship training intervention for enhancing friendship quality and social skills among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a quasi-experimental study to investigate the effective outcomes of s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806563 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052566 |
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author | Ong, Sing Yee Roslan, Samsilah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ping, Chen Lee Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Ahrari, Seyedali |
author_facet | Ong, Sing Yee Roslan, Samsilah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ping, Chen Lee Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Ahrari, Seyedali |
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description | Background: This study evaluates the effectiveness of parent-assisted children’s friendship training intervention for enhancing friendship quality and social skills among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a quasi-experimental study to investigate the effective outcomes of social skills and friendship quality in the pre-and post-parent-assisted CFT intervention phases; Methods: to conduct a 12-week field session, 30 children with their parents were selected. The Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales and the Quality of Play Questionnaire-Parent were used to assess the effectiveness of the parent-assisted children’s friendship training during pre-and post-intervention. A semi-structured interview with parents was conducted at the end of the session; Results: findings revealed that intervention improved the social skills of these children. Additionally, the friendship quality of children with ASD improved before and after the intervention, however, engagement remained unchanged. Parents also showed some sort of improvement after the session as they reported a heightened sense of fear and resistance, awareness, learning and adjustment, change is not easy, and identifying support; Conclusions: there was clear evidence that children with ASD benefitted from parent-assisted CFTs in terms of social skills and friendship quality. However, larger and controlled studies are required to draw firm conclusions about this kind of intervention. |
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spelling | pubmed-79676482021-03-18 A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia Ong, Sing Yee Roslan, Samsilah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ping, Chen Lee Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Ahrari, Seyedali Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: This study evaluates the effectiveness of parent-assisted children’s friendship training intervention for enhancing friendship quality and social skills among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a quasi-experimental study to investigate the effective outcomes of social skills and friendship quality in the pre-and post-parent-assisted CFT intervention phases; Methods: to conduct a 12-week field session, 30 children with their parents were selected. The Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales and the Quality of Play Questionnaire-Parent were used to assess the effectiveness of the parent-assisted children’s friendship training during pre-and post-intervention. A semi-structured interview with parents was conducted at the end of the session; Results: findings revealed that intervention improved the social skills of these children. Additionally, the friendship quality of children with ASD improved before and after the intervention, however, engagement remained unchanged. Parents also showed some sort of improvement after the session as they reported a heightened sense of fear and resistance, awareness, learning and adjustment, change is not easy, and identifying support; Conclusions: there was clear evidence that children with ASD benefitted from parent-assisted CFTs in terms of social skills and friendship quality. However, larger and controlled studies are required to draw firm conclusions about this kind of intervention. MDPI 2021-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7967648/ /pubmed/33806563 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052566 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ong, Sing Yee Roslan, Samsilah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ping, Chen Lee Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Ahrari, Seyedali A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title | A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title_full | A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title_fullStr | A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title_short | A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training to Improve Social Skills and Friendship Quality in Children with Autism in Malaysia |
title_sort | mixed-methods evaluation of parent-assisted children’s friendship training to improve social skills and friendship quality in children with autism in malaysia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806563 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052566 |
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