STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN PEOPLE WITH ASDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A STUDY REPORT

• Published in: Journal of Modern Science Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 571 - 587
• Main Authors: Hamerlińska, Agnieszka, Rumińska, Aleksandra, Błeszyński, Jacek Jarosław, Stefańska, Renata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie 2023; Publishing House of the Alcide de Gasperi University of Regional Economy in Józefów; Akademia Nauk Stosowanych WSGE im. A. De Gasperi w Józefowie
• Subjects: autism spectrum disorders (asds); Behaviorism; coping; covid-19; Health and medicine and law; Psychology of Self; stress; survey research; Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs); stress; survey research; Covid19; coping
• ISSN: 1734-2031; 2391-789X
• DOI: 10.13166/jms/168977

Purpose: Studying people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in terms of their functioning during the Covid-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge. Given the specificity of the condition (difficulty in initiating and maintaining interpersonal relationships) and related inclusion strategies, the functioning of individuals with ASDs within a dynamically evolving social reality has come to the fore as an important issue. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic most relationships – including those which are supportive and therapeutic – are now largely ‘intermediated’. Methods: The survey research was conducted among people with the autism spectrum using questionnaires to study stress (PSS 10) and strategies for coping with stress (CISS).