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  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Self-enhancement, portraying oneself favorably, is a common social behavior.
  • Previous assumptions suggested autistic individuals might be less prone to self-enhancement due to differences in social cognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if autistic individuals exhibit less self-enhancement compared to non-autistic individuals.
  • To examine the susceptibility of autistic people to social desirability biases.

Main Methods:

  • 130 autistic and 130 non-autistic participants completed social desirability items.
  • Participants responded to the items again after receiving an explanation of social desirability measures.
  • Self-enhancement was measured by the change in endorsement rates before and after the explanation.

Main Results:

  • All participants endorsed more social desirability items before the explanation than after, indicating a general self-enhancement effect.
  • No significant differences were found between autistic and non-autistic groups in endorsement rates, either before or after the explanation.

Conclusions:

  • Autistic individuals are as susceptible to social desirability and self-enhancement as non-autistic individuals.
  • The findings challenge the notion that autistic people are immune to reputation management or social desirability biases.