Group for Research in Relationships and NeuroDiversity-GRRAND, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK.
Br J Dev Psychol. 2022 Nov;40(4):557-571. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12424. Epub 2022 May 28.
Research into autistic adolescents' engagement in online gaming has so far focused on time spent gaming, or characterizing problematic gaming behaviour and has relied mostly on caregiver report. In the current study, we interviewed 12 autistic adolescent boys, asking about their perspectives on their engagement in online gaming, and their motivations. We analysed the interview data using thematic analysis and identified three key themes in the data, which focused on agency and a sense of belonging, emotion regulation, and acknowledgement of the differing perceptions that the young people and their caregivers had of gaming. Our findings show the need to include the viewpoints of autistic young people in research about their interests and well-being, and provide insights that can help caregivers and professionals to support autistic young people in flourishing.
目前，针对自闭症青少年参与网络游戏的研究主要集中在游戏时间上，或是对游戏成瘾行为进行特征描述，并且大多依赖于照顾者的报告。在本研究中，我们采访了 12 名自闭症青少年男孩，询问他们对参与网络游戏的看法以及他们的动机。我们使用主题分析对访谈数据进行了分析，从数据中确定了三个关键主题，重点关注自主性和归属感、情绪调节以及年轻人及其照顾者对游戏的不同看法。我们的研究结果表明，需要在关于自闭症年轻人的兴趣和幸福感的研究中纳入他们的观点，并提供可以帮助照顾者和专业人士支持自闭症年轻人茁壮成长的见解。
