大学生・大学院生を対象とした高機能自閉症スペクトラム障害傾向の高い者の特徴─自動思考，ストレス対処行動，社会適応に着目して

Characteristics of adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder or associated traits: Automatic thoughts, coping strategies for stressful situations and social adaptation

要旨：精神科リハビリテーションを利用する高機能自閉症スペクトラム障害（以下，HF-ASD）およびその傾向を有する者が増加している．本研究は，今後臨床群を対象に研究を行うことをふまえた予備調査として，健常者を対象に，HF-ASD傾向の高い者と低い者との間で，認知特性（自動思考），ストレス対処行動，社会適応の程度の差を調べた．その結果，HF-ASD傾向の高い者は，認知特性，行動，および社会適応の側面から，抑うつを誘引しやすい特徴を有することが示された．

　An increasing number of adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) or its associated traits undergo psychiatric rehabilitation. However, adequate therapeutic methods for such individuals have not yet been established. This study considers characteristics of HF-ASD, and examined the differences between such individuals and healthy people in terms of cognitive characteristics (automatic thoughts), coping strategies for stressful situations and the degree of social adaptation of those with high HF-ASD tendency (+1SD), compared to those with low HF-ASD tendency (-1SD). A significant difference in automatic thoughts was found between +1SD and -1SD (t=3.00, t=2.92, t=-3.52, p<.01). Similarly, the significant difference emerged between +1SD and -1SD in the type of behavior and the degree of social adaptation (Emotion t=2.89, Social diversion t=-4.80, Social adaptation t=-4.45, p<.01). Based on this and previous studies, healthy people with high HF-ASD have the traits which induce depressive symptoms from the aspects of Cognition, Behavior and Social adaptation.