Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Supporting the Spectrum Hypothesis: Self-Reported Temperament in Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism. |
| Authors: |
Burrows, Catherine, Usher, Lauren, Schwartz, Caley, Mundy, Peter, Henderson, Heather |
| Source: |
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Apr2016, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p1184-1195. 12p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: |
Hypothesis, Analysis of covariance, Autism, Statistical correlation, Intellect, Intelligence tests, Research methodology, Classification of mental disorders, Multivariate analysis, Parents, Probability theory, Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Regression analysis, Reliability (Personality trait), Research funding, Self-evaluation, Temperament, Mathematical variables, Qualitative research, Sample size (Statistics), Quantitative research, Educational attainment, Functional assessment, Descriptive statistics |
| Geographic Terms: |
Florida |
| Abstract: |
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
