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mechanisms of change
Also known as: behavioral mechanisms of change
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Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths ... link.springer.com Jul 25, 2023 21 facts
claimAffective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological mechanisms of change explain intervention effects on mental health outcomes, such as internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, resilience, and optimism.
claimMechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autistic individuals are categorized into four domains: affective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological.
claimThe secondary objective of the article 'Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths' was to identify and propose mechanisms of change that explain the effects of strength-based psychosocial interventions on mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
claimIn the study 'Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths,' the authors defined 'autistic strengths' as the explicit consideration of strengths used in intervention design, and 'mechanisms of change' as any variable evaluated that was shown to be associated with a measured mental health and wellbeing outcome.
referenceThe article titled 'Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths and Potential Mechanisms of Change to Support Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic Children and Adolescents' was authored by M. Cherewick and M. Matergia and published in the journal Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders in 2024 (Volume 8, pages 408–422).
claimAffective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological mechanisms of change explain intervention effects on mental health outcomes, including internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, resilience, and optimism.
claimEhrenreich-May and Chu (2013) assert that including mechanisms of change in conceptual models of strength-based intervention programming is necessary to generate innovative and effective psychosocial interventions.
claimMechanisms of change in strength-based psychosocial interventions are grouped into four domains: affective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological.
claimThe final objective of the article was to integrate findings into a conceptual model that identifies potential pathways between autistic strengths, mechanisms of change, and mental health and wellbeing outcomes for future research testing.
claimTo advance strength-based psychosocial interventions for autistic children and adolescents, further research is required to examine intervention design, implementation strategies, and the mechanisms of change that explain intervention effects.
claimThe authors of 'Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths' propose mechanisms of change for strength-based interventions for autistic individuals to advance the field of strength-based intervention programming for autistic children and adolescents.
procedureThe authors applied the Distillation and Matching Model (DMM) methods to identify autistic strengths integrated in the study designs and mechanisms of change, as described by Chorpita et al. (2005) and Chorpita & Daleiden (2009).
claimResearch examining specific mechanisms of change from strength-based interventions to mental health outcomes is more developed in non-autistic populations than in autistic populations.
claimEhrenreich-May and Chu (2013) assert that including mechanisms of change in conceptual models of strength-based intervention programming is necessary to generate innovative and effective psychosocial interventions.
procedureThe coding process for the study 'Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths' involved three steps: (1) MC completed initial coding using ATLAS.ti to identify in vivo strength-based terms and mechanisms of change; (2) frequency counts of in vivo codes were summarized in a code book; (3) MC and MM discussed codes and frequencies to group conceptually similar codes into categorical domains.
claimMechanisms of change are defined as the specific causal mediators or moderators that explain the observed effects of an intervention (Lerner et al., 2022).
claimMechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autistic individuals are categorized into four domains: affective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological.
claimA secondary objective of the article was to identify and propose mechanisms of change that explain the effects of strength-based psychosocial interventions on mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
procedureThe authors followed a three-step definition process: first, they defined the search strategy; second, they defined autistic strengths as the explicit consideration of strengths used in intervention design; third, they defined mechanisms of change as any variable evaluated that was shown to be associated with a measured mental health and wellbeing outcome.
procedureMC completed initial coding using ATLAS.ti to identify in vivo strength-based terms and mechanisms of change, summarized frequency counts in a code book, and then MC and MM discussed and grouped conceptually similar codes into categorical domains which were assigned labels.
claimMechanisms of change are defined as the specific causal mediators or moderators that explain the observed effects of an intervention (Lerner et al., 2022).
A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
perspectiveInvestigating the mediating role of psychological flexibility in the third wave of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBTs) for chronic pain patients is important for understanding the mechanisms of change underlying treatment effectiveness, identifying effective treatment components, and enhancing treatment outcomes (McCracken et al., 2022).