Brief Report: Improving Employment Interview Self-Efficacy among Adults with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Using Virtual Interactive Training Agents (ViTA)

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Shanna L.; Li, Tan; Grudzien, Adrienne; Garcia, Stephanie
Titel	Brief Report: Improving Employment Interview Self-Efficacy among Adults with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Using Virtual Interactive Training Agents (ViTA)
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 2, S.741-748 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burke, Shanna L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04571-8
Schlagwörter	Employment Interviews; Self Efficacy; Young Adults; Males; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intellectual Disability; Computer Simulation; Training Methods; Interaction; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Autismus; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Interaktion
Abstract	This study evaluated the measurable impact of the use of virtual interactive training agents (ViTA) as a way to practice interviewing and gain confidence in responding to questions asked during job interviews. Of the total participants (n = 153), the majority were male (72.55%) with an average age of 21.71 years old (SD = 3.14 years). Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs; 64.71%) and intellectual disability (40%) were the most frequently reported diagnoses. Using a within-subjects repeated measures design, the repeated measures linear regression analysis found that the average self-efficacy score increased by 0.31 (p = 0.002), and statistically significant increases were found in all three subscales. Further development of virtual reality interventions like ViTA, that improve outcomes for adults with ASDs and other developmental disabilities, is warranted. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01