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Title: "I Know it's Good to Do it": A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspective of Autistic Men on Social Motivation.
Authors: van Dijk, Silke (AUTHOR), Peters-Scheffer, Nienke (AUTHOR), Didden, Robert (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Apr2026, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p1448-1459. 12p.
Subjects: Qualitative research, Autism, Interviewing, Sex distribution, Questionnaires, Psychology of men, Social perception, Classification of mental disorders, Confidence, Emotions, Loneliness, Descriptive statistics, Motivation (Psychology), Thematic analysis, Social context, Social skills, Research methodology, Social networks, Asperger's syndrome, Social support, Interpersonal relations, Phenomenology, Cognitive therapy, Affect (Psychology), People with disabilities, Patients' attitudes
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Abstract: The social motivation hypothesis states that people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) have a diminished social motivation, that is (1) less priority in attention for objects of social importance, (2) diminished social reward, and (3) less desire to maintain and strengthen relationships. Little is known about the perception of autistic people on their social motivation. This study used semi-structured interviews to explore how eleven autistic men perceived their social motivation, behaviour, and interactions. In the interpretative phenomenological analysis, five themes were identified: (1) social network, (2) importance of social contact, (3) challenges regarding social contact, (4) conditionality of social contact, and (5) the struggle between importance, challenges and conditionality of social contact. Social motivation appeared to be a dynamic concept that varied between individuals and contexts. Most participants struggled between valuing social contact as important and the challenges they faced on a social level over the different contexts in which they participated. Even though elements of the social motivation hypothesis were recognized, the main finding was that this struggle seemed to be the source of the diminished social motivation that was observed in some of these men. Although more research is needed, the findings of this study could imply that social motivation might not be as straightforward for autistic men as described in the social motivation hypothesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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