scholarly journals Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Self Compassion (SC) Training for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Trial in Community Services in Spain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Rojas-Torres ◽  
Yurena Alonso-Esteban ◽  
Maria Fernanda López-Ramón ◽  
Francisco Alcantud-Marín
Keyword(s):  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Anxiety Depression

This study aims to develop a clinical trial to test the efficacy of a Mindfulness Based Stress Re-duction (MBSR) and Self Compassion (SC) Program on self-reported values of anxiety, depres-sion, and stress in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in primary school, in order to assess their integration into the framework of community intervention programs in Spain. Methods: A brief 8-week training program using Mindfulness based intervention (MBSR) and self-compassion (SC) has been applied to ten parents from the Valencian ASD parents’. Partici-pants were assigned to two groups, both groups received the same treatment but at two different measurement moments. Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Satisfaction with Life and Mindful Atten-tion Awareness measurements were assessed, in all participants, in three testing moments. Results: Analysis of Variance results suggested that MBSR and SC training reduces stress and anxiety and increases Mindful Attention Awareness. No significant changes were found in Life Satisfaction measurements. Conclusions: The small number of participants prevents us from generalising the results found. More MBSR and SC clinical trials are needed in parents of ASD with results on anxiety, depression and stress in order to demonstrate the relevance of the inclusion of these programmes in community-based early intervention services.

scholarly journals Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Self Compassion (SC) Training for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Trial in Community Services in Spain

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Liliana Paulina Rojas-Torres ◽  
Yurena Alonso-Esteban ◽  
María Fernanda López-Ramón ◽  
Francisco Alcantud-Marín
Keyword(s):  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Mindful Attention ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Anxiety Depression

This study aims to develop a clinical trial to test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and self-compassion (SC) program on self-reported values of anxiety, depression, and stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in primary school, in order to assess their integration into the framework of community intervention programs in Spain. Methods: A brief 8-week training program using mindfulness-based intervention (MBSR) and self-compassion (SC) has been applied to twelve Valencian ASD parents, ten of whom completed the program. Participants were assigned to two groups; both groups received the same treatment but at two different measurement moments. Depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life and mindful attention awareness measurements were performed, in all participants, in three testing stages. Results: Analysis of variance results suggested that MBSR and SC training reduces stress and anxiety and increases mindful attention awareness. No significant changes were found in life satisfaction measurements. Conclusions: The small number of participants prevents us from generalizing the results found. More MBSR and SC clinical trials are needed in parents of ASD with results on anxiety, depression and stress in order to demonstrate the relevance of the inclusion of these programs in community-based early intervention services.

scholarly journals Benevolence – Associations With Stress, Mental Health, and Self-Compassion at the Workplace

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Andersson ◽  
Cecilia U. D. Stenfors ◽  
Peter Lilliengren ◽  
Stefan Einhorn ◽  
Walter Osika
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

ObjectiveBenevolence is an emerging concept in motivation theory and research as well as in on pro-social behavior, which has stimulated increasing interest in studying factors that impair or facilitate benevolence and effects thereof. This exploratory study examines the associations between benevolence, stress, mental health, self-compassion, and satisfaction with life in two workplace samples.MethodsIn the first study n = 522 (38% = female, median age = 42) participants answered questionnaires regarding self-reported stress symptoms (i.e., emotional exhaustion), depressive symptoms and benevolence. In the second study n = 49 (female = 96%) participants answered questionnaires regarding perceived stress, self-compassion, anxiety, depression symptoms, and benevolence.ResultsIn study 1, measures of emotional exhaustion (r = −0.295) and depression (r = −0.190) were significantly negatively correlated with benevolence. In study 2, benevolence was significantly negatively correlated with stress (r = −0.392) and depression (r = −0.310), whereas self-compassion (0.401) was significantly positively correlated with benevolence. While correlations were in expected directions, benevolence was not significantly associated with Satisfaction with Life (r = 0.148) or anxiety (r = −0.199) in study 2.ConclusionSelf-assessed benevolence is associated with levels of perceived stress, exhaustion, depression, and self-compassion. Future studies are warranted on how benevolence is related to stress and mental ill health such as depression and anxiety, and if benevolence can be trained in order to decrease stress and mental ill health such as depression and anxiety in workplace settings.

scholarly journals Nature as a Healer for Autistic Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Hadeer Barakat ◽  
Ali Foaad Bakr ◽  
Zeyad El-sayad
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Children With Asd

According to estimates from the Center for Disease Control (CDC's) in 2008 and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network in 2010, about 1 in 88 children had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2008 and about 1 in 68 children had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in (2010). The eighth Scientific Conference for Autism held by the College of Education in conjunction with the Egyptian Society for Hydration Capacities of Children with Special Needs revealed that 1 out of every 80 children in Egypt are suffering from autism and this number in Egypt was expected to rise from 2.3 million in 2001 to 2.9 million in 2017. The reason for many of autistic children’s symptoms is sensory integration; it is the power to understand, organize, and feel sensory data from the environment and body. The issues surrounding sensory integration are presented in hyposensitive and hypersensitive reactions by children with autism to the vestibular, proprioception, tactile, audio, visual, and olfactory senses. A great deal of research has been conducted on gardens and their effect on health outcomes and how a garden may provide benefit: 1. Relief from physical symptoms or awareness of those symptoms. 2. Stress reduction. 3. Improvement in overall sense of well-being. The aim of this paper is to establish a group of guidelines for designing a therapeutic garden for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to treat the sensory integration problems of children with ASD by designing a sensory garden which should focus on therapeutic interference. By using the elements and principles of design, the guidelines for this garden are focused on producing calming effects for hyper reactive children with ASD and stimulating effects for hypo reactions.

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