Individuals on the autism spectrum experience difficulties in social relationships and emotion regulation. The aim of the present exploratory research study was to develop and explore the effectiveness of a manualized emotion regulation group intervention for autistic adults to improve emotion regulation and social communication. The group participants included seven young adults (age > 18 years) on the autism spectrum. Primary outcome measures were the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). Group participants reported significant improvements on the Social Communication and Interaction subscale (SCI; t = 2.601, p = .041), the Social Awareness (AWR; t = 3.163, p = .019), and the Social Cognition (COG; t = 4.861, p = .003) subscales of the SRS-2: Self Report. Overall, this study provides preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a group treatment approach that focuses on emotion regulation to improve social interactions for young adults on the autism spectrum.

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在患有自闭症谱系障碍的年轻成年人中进行情绪调节干预的结果。

自闭症谱系中的个体在社交关系和情绪调节方面遇到困难。本探索性研究的目的是开发和探索针对自闭症成年人的手动情绪调节小组干预措施的有效性，以改善情绪调节和社交能力。小组参与者包括自闭症谱系中的七个年轻人（年龄大于18岁）。主要结局指标为社会反应量表（SRS-2）和情绪调节问卷（ERQ）。小组参与者报告了社交沟通和互动量表（SCI； t = 2.601，p = .041），社交意识（AWR； t = 3.163，p = .019）和社交认知（COG； t = SRS-2：自我报告（4.861，p = 0.003）子量表。总体，