自闭症和非自闭症青少年社会经验的性别差异
Ellie Roberts1, William Mandy2, Eirini Flouri3
1Division of Biosciences, Medical Sciences Building, University College London, London, UK.
概括
自闭症青少年报告说,他们的朋友较少,社交时间也较少. 自闭症女孩经历了更多的社会疏远,而自闭症男孩报告的社会支持和友幸福度较低.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 自闭症谱系障碍研究研究
- 青少年社会发展
背景情况:
- 在青春期,友至关重要,这是一个重要的社会情感发展时期.
- 以前的研究表明,自闭症与非自闭症青少年以及自闭症女孩和男孩之间的社会体验差异.
- 缺乏对自闭症和非自闭症青少年进行人口代表性比较,考虑到性别.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较自闭症和非自闭症青少年的社会经验.
- 调查自闭症和非自闭症青少年群体中社会经验中的性别差异.
- 为了检查自我报告的亲密朋友,与朋友在一起的时间,社会支持,疏远,友幸福和浪漫关系.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自千年队列研究 (MCS) 的数据,扫描6.
- 分析了13-15岁自闭症 (n=498) 和非自闭症 (n=11544) 青少年的自我报告数据.
- 在六个社会体验变量上对比小组:亲密的朋友,与朋友在一起的时间,社会支持,社会疏远,友幸福感和浪漫伴侣地位.
主要成果:
- 自闭症青少年报告说,他们有更少的亲密朋友,和朋友在一起的时间也更少.
- 自闭症男孩经历的社会支持较少;自闭症女孩报告的社会疏远较高.
- 在控制行为问题后,所有女孩都报告了比男孩更多的社会疏远;只有自闭症男孩对友不那么满意.
结论:
- 青少年的社会经验受到自闭症诊断和性别的重大影响.
- 自闭症女孩面临着社会疏远的独特挑战,而自闭症男孩在社会支持和友满意度方面经历了赤字.
- 调查结果强调了需要针对性支持和进一步研究这些社会差异对心理健康的影响.
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