A qualitative study of the stress autism mate app among autistic adults: user experiences and effects on stress awareness and coping skills
In conclusion, SAM supports autistic individuals in transforming vague stress experiences into actionable insights, fostering emotional literacy and coping capacity. These findings extend prior quantitative evidence on SAM's efficacy and provide actionable design recommendations for mHealth interventions aimed at neurodivergent populations.
Authors
- Irene Niks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6502-0887)
- Peter N. van Harten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1639-533X)
- Yvette Roke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0112-5862)
- Kirsten Hoeberichts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-247X)
- Frank Damen
Institutions
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- GGz centraal (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1637008
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00