Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04302753
Autistic Women's Experiences of Self Compassion and Receiving Their Diagnosis in Adulthood
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 12 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 99 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
Research highlights strong links between self-compassion and mental health, but there is very limited research specifically exploring autistic individual's experiences of self-compassion. The process of receiving a diagnosis on the autism spectrum can be complex and autistic women tend to experience several barriers to diagnosis. This study adds to the growing area of research exploring autistic women's experiences of receiving a diagnosis in adulthood. This study employs Interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore if receiving a diagnosis of Autism influences women's perceptions of self-compassion. The findings may inform client-centred practices in health care settings and potentially present positive aspects of autism diagnosis.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-08-12
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-01
- Completion
- 2021-03-29
- First posted
- 2020-03-10
- Last updated
- 2021-05-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04302753. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.