Research
The UCLA PEERS® Clinic is proud to share our exciting research initiatives! Below is a list of publications in pivotal journals of the evidence supporting the PEERS® for Adolescents and PEERS® for Young Adults interventions.
For more information on these publications and ongoing research, please contact us at 310-26-PEERS or peersclinic@ucla.edu.
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Current Research Initiatives
Research Publications on PEERS®
PEERS® for Adolescents
- A randomized controlled trial to examine the efectiveness of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) (Idris et al., 2022).
- Perceived and Observed Treatment Gains Following PEERS: A Preliminary Study with Latinx Adolescents with ASD (Veytsman et al., 2022).
- Improving Social Anxiety and Social Responsiveness in Autism Spectrum Disorder through PEERS® (Factor et al., 2022).
- Social Skills Training Using the Thai Version of UCLA PEERS® in Thai Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Sittanomai, et al., 2021).
- New Approaches to Social Skills Training: Blended Group Interventions for Girls with Social Communication Difficulties (Wolstencroft, et al., 2021).
- Improving Social Knowledge and Skills among Adolescents with Autism: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of UCLA PEERS® for Adolescents (Zheng, et al., 2021)
- Research progress on the effect of program for the education and enrichment of relational skills on social skill improvement among adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Song and Du, 2020).
- Research on effect of social PEERS training for mother and children with autism spectrum disorder in Shanghai (publication written in Chinese) (Zu, et al., 2020)
- Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) (Idris, et al., 2020).
- An Israeli RCT of PEERS®: Intervention Effectiveness and the Predictive Value of Parental Sensitivity (Rabin, et al., 2020).
- Implementation of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills Social Skills Intervention in a University-Based Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic (Garbarino, et al., 2020).
- Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan (Moody & Laugeson, 2020).
- The ACCEPT-study: design of an RCT with an active treatment control condition to study the effectiveness of the Dutch version of PEERS® for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (van Pelt, et al., 2020)
- Examining the Treatment Efficacy of PEERS in Japan: Improving Social Skills Among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Yamada, et al., 2019)
- Brief Report: Reductions in Parenting Stress in the Context of PEERS—A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Corona, et al., 2019)
- Multicentre, Randomised Waitlist Control Trial Investigating a Parent-Assisted Social Skills Group Programme for Adolescents with Brain Injuries: Protocol for the Friends Project (Gilmore, et al., 2019)
- Brief Report: Effectiveness of an Accelerated Version of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents (Matthews, N.L., Laflin, J., Orr, B.C. et al., 2019)
- The UCLA PEERS School-Based Program: Treatment Outcomes for Improving Social Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Those with Cognitive Deficits (Wyman, J. & Claro, A. J., 2019)
- A Review of Social Skills Manuals for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Hall, et. al., 2018)
- Age as a Moderator of Social Skills Intervention Response Among Korean Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Hong J.K., Oh M., Bong G., Kim J.H., Bahn G., Cho I.H., Yoo H.J., 2018)
- The Dutch Translation of the PEERS Training (Jagersma et al., 2018)
- Learning How to Make Friends for Chinese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hong Kong Chinese Version of the PEERS® Intervention (Kar-man Shum, et al., 2018)
- Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial (Matthews, et. al., 2018)
- A Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating the Hebrew Adaptation of the PEERS® Intervention: Behavioral and Questionnaire-Based Outcomes (Rabin, et al., 2018)
- The Effects of a Modified PEERS Ciriculum on Accurate and Novel Responding of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Radley, et. al., 2018)
- A Pilot Study Examining the Effectiveness of the PEERS Program on Social Skills and Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Hill, et al., 2017)
- Changes in Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents with ASD Completing the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention (Schiltz, et al., 2017)
- Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD (McVey, et al., 2017)
- Examining the Efficacy of an Adapted Version of the UCLA PEERS® Program with Canadian Adolescents (Marchica & D'Amico, 2016)
- Parents Perceive Improvements in Socio-emotional Functioning in Adolescents with ASD Following Social Skills Treatment (Lordo, et al., 2016)
- Brief Report: Assessment of Intervention Effects on In Vivo Peer Interactions in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Dolan, et al., 2016)
- Examination of a Parent-Assisted, Friendship-Building Program for Adolescents With ADHD (Gardner, et al., 2015)
- Parent and Family Outcomes of PEERS- A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Karst, et al., 2014)
- Using a CBT Approach to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges The PEERS Method (Laugeson & Park, 2014)
- Long-Term Treatment Outcomes for Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders- The UCLA PEERS Program (Mandelberg, et al., 2013)
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Korean Version of the PEERS Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training Program for Teens With ASD (Yoo, et al., 2014)
- Predicting treatment success in social skills training for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders- The UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (Chang, et al., 2013)
- A Replication and Extension of the PEERS Intervention- Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Schohl, et al., 2013)
- Measuring the Plasticity of Social Approach- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of the PEERS Intervention on EEG Asymmetry in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Van Hecke, et al., 2013)
- Evidence-Based Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders- The UCLA PEERS Program (Laugeson, et al., 2012)
- Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training to Improve Friendships in Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Laugeson, et al., 2009)
School-Based PEERS® for Adolescents
PEERS® for Young Adults
- Improving Social Anxiety and Social Responsiveness in Autism Spectrum Disorder through PEERS® (Factor et al., 2022).
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Korean Version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills for Young Adults (PEERS®-YA-K) With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study (Oh, et al., 2021)
- Effectiveness, durability, and clinical correlates of the PEERS social skills intervention in young adults with autism spectrum disorder: the first evidence outside North America (Chien, et al., 2021)
- A Pilot Study of a Brief Inpatient Social-Skills Training for Young Adults With Psychosis (Moe, et al., 2021).
- Effects of PEERS® Social Skills Training on Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During College (Rose, et al., 2021).
- Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD (McVey, et al., 2017)
- A Replication and Extension of the PEERS® for Young Adults Social Skills Intervention: Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (McVey, et al., 2016)
- A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS Program (Laugeson, et al., 2015)
- Social Skills Training for Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders- A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (Gantman, et al., 2012)
- Transition to Adulthood for High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Kapp, et al., 2011)
PEERS® for Preschoolers
- Examining Feasibility and Outcomes of the PEERS® for Preschoolers Program (Factor, et al., 2022).
- An Initial Pilot Study Examining Child Social Skills, Caregiver Styles, and Family Functioning in the PEERS® for Preschoolers Program for Young Autistic Children and their Caregivers (Factor, et al., 2021).
- Long‑Term Treatment Outcomes of PEERS® for Preschoolers: A Parent‑Mediated Social Skills Training Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Tripathi, et al., 2021).
