Studies on interventions to the mental control ability and strategies in Autism Spectrum Disorder

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780393
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Iwaki Meisei University
• Principal Investigator: Sato Taku いわき明星大学, 教養学部, 助教 (10577828)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉症スペクトラム / 侵入思考 / 思考制御 / 方略

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Previous studies suggest that people with Autism Spectrum Disorder may have difficulties in controlling their thoughts and emotions and they may also have unique control strategies. This paper examined thought control difficulties and strategies in people with high autistic traits. The results indicated that people with high autistic traits had difficulties to control intrusive thoughts and used the control strategies which people with typical development rarely use. Also, the psychological education and training decreased the difficulties to control intrusive thoughts.

Free Research Field

応用認知心理学