Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

Sakinah Binti Idris; Gabrine Jagersma; Bjorn Jaime van Pelt; Sophie Jacobs; Elizabeth A. Laugeson; Manon H.J. Hillegers; Neeltje van Haren; Kirstin Greaves-Lord

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101629

Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

Sakinah Binti Idris
, Gabrine Jagersma
, Bjorn Jaime van Pelt
, Sophie Jacobs
, Elizabeth A. Laugeson
, Manon H.J. Hillegers
, Neeltje van Haren
, Kirstin Greaves-Lord^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology

Yulius Mental Health Organization
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

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The content of interventions targeting social behavior is sensitive to cultural differences in etiquette and societal customs. Here we describe (1) the process of linguistic and cultural adaptation of the PEERS® social skills program to the Dutch language and culture, and (2) the results from a preliminary adaptation test among 32 adolescents (12–18 years old) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although some important cultural adaptations were made, the similarities in effective social behaviors across cultures were most striking. At post-test, autistic adolescents significantly improved their social skills knowledge. In addition, parent-reported and self-reported social engagement (hosted get-togethers) increased. Also, social skill impairment decreased according to parent-reports. Of the 32 adolescents who completed the program, 31% (n = 10) achieved a clinically significant change on the SRS-2 (ΔSRS-2 > 11.12). Future research examining the effectiveness of the Dutch version of PEERS® should include a larger randomized controlled trial, for which we provide several methodological considerations.

Original language	English
Article number	101629
Journal	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Volume	78
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101629
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020

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The authors would like to thank (in random order): Manda van der Veen, Evelien Sorensen-Huijssen, Magda den Breejen, Rachna Huijssoon, Leonie de Weerdt, Agnes van Otterloo, Marieke Wubs, Kirsten Visser, Martin Buijze and Dionne Dikker for the implementation of the pilot groups and all users (adolescents, parents, neurotypical peers, teachers, and trainers/coaches) who have made this study possible. We also would like to acknowledge the effort of research team; Jorieke Duvekot, Anneke Louwerse, Marret Fortuin, Cindy van der Hout and Femke ten Hoeve. Finally, we would like to thank Ad van der Sijde, Athanasios Maras, Barbara Brouwer, Frank Verhulst, and MariAnne Overdijk for their support and commitment.

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Idris, S. B., Jagersma, G., van Pelt, B. J., Jacobs, S., Laugeson, E. A., Hillegers, M. H. J., van Haren, N., & Greaves-Lord, K. (2020). Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®). Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, Article 101629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101629

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Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

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