Supporting the Spectrum Hypothesis: Self-Reported Temperament in Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism.
Supporting the Spectrum Hypothesis: Self-Reported Temperament in Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-015-2653-9
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发表时间：
2016-04
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Henderson HA
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作者：
Burrows CA;Usher LV;Schwartz CB;Mundy PC;Henderson HA
这项研究测试了谱系假说，该假说假设患有高功能自闭症（HFA）的儿童和青少年在自我报告的气质上与典型发育中的同龄人存在数量上的差异，但没有质量上的差异。气质是指早期出现的、相对稳定的行为和情绪倾向，与临床人群的适应不良行为有关。从数量上看，患有 HFA 的参与者（N=104，10-16 岁）自我报告的紧迫性较低，负面影响较多，但在努力控制或归属感方面与对照参与者（N=94，10-16 岁）没有差异。从定性上来说，各组表现出自我报告的气质以及气质与家长报告的行为问题之间的关联的相当的可靠性。这些发现支持谱系假说，强调了自我报告气质测量对于了解 HFA 儿童和青少年共病行为问题的个体差异的效用。
This study tested the spectrum hypothesis, which posits that children and adolescents with high functioning autism (HFA) differ quantitatively but not qualitatively from typically developing peers on self-reported temperament. Temperament refers to early-appearing, relatively stable behavioral and emotional tendencies, which relate to maladaptive behaviors across clinical populations. Quantitatively, participants with HFA (N=104, aged 10–16) self-reported less Surgency and more Negative Affect but did not differ from comparison participants (N=94, aged 10–16) on Effortful Control or Affiliation. Qualitatively, groups demonstrated comparable reliability of self-reported temperament and associations between temperament and parent-reported behavior problems. These findings support the spectrum hypothesis, highlighting the utility of self-report temperament measures for understanding individual differences in comorbid behavior problems among children and adolescents with HFA.