Psychology Programs, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Mar;48(3):759-769. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3399-3.
This research explored parents' perceptions of the psychosocial outcomes of their children's experience of receiving equine-assisted interventions (EAI). Participants were the parents of six children (aged 3-14) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted and the transcript data was analysed using Interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four super-ordinate themes emerged from the analysis: (1) child's improved self-concept and enhanced emotional well-being, (2) child's improved self-regulatory ability, (3) social benefits for the child, and (4) unexpected outcomes. EAI was perceived by the parents as having several levels of psychosocial benefits for their children. These benefits may also extend to parents and family through ecopsychological and "flow on" effects associated with the children's involvement in EAI programs.
本研究探讨了家长对其子女接受马术辅助干预（EAI）体验的心理社会结果的看法。参与者是六名被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童（年龄 3-14 岁）的父母。进行了五次半结构化访谈，并使用解释性现象学分析对转录数据进行了分析。分析得出了四个超主题：（1）孩子自我概念的提高和情绪健康的增强，（2）孩子自我调节能力的提高，（3）孩子的社交益处，以及（4）意外的结果。家长们认为 EAI 对孩子有几个层次的心理社会益处。这些益处也可能通过与儿童参与 EAI 项目相关的生态心理学和“连锁”效应延伸到父母和家庭。
