Anxiety, Social Deficits, and Loneliness in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among anxiety, loneliness, and degree of social skill deficit in a sample of youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants ( N = 20) were between 7 and 14 years of age, verbal, and had low average or higher assessed intelligence (ave...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2009-07, Vol.39 (7), p.1006-1013
Hauptverfasser:	White, Susan W., Roberson-Nay, Roxann
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Antisocial Behavior Anxiety Anxiety - diagnosis Anxiety - psychology Anxiety Disorders Anxiety-Depression Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders Autistic Disorder - diagnosis Autistic Disorder - psychology Autistic spectrum disorders Behavioral Science and Psychology Biological and medical sciences Child Child and School Psychology Child clinical studies Children Correlation Depression (Psychology) Developmental disorders Early Adolescents Female Humans Infantile autism Interpersonal Competence Interpersonal Relationship Loneliness Loneliness - psychology Male Medical sciences Neurosciences Original Paper Parent Attitudes Pediatrics Personality Assessment Pervasive Developmental Disorders Psychiatric disorders Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychological Patterns Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public Health Severity of Illness Index Social anxiety Social Behavior Symptoms (Individual Disorders) Withdrawal (Psychology) Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among anxiety, loneliness, and degree of social skill deficit in a sample of youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants ( N = 20) were between 7 and 14 years of age, verbal, and had low average or higher assessed intelligence (average IQ = 92 ± 14.41). Youth who self-reported elevated levels of anxiety reported greater feelings of social loneliness. Those participants earning above average total anxiety scores reported significantly more loneliness than those with less anxiety ( F = 6.60, p
ISSN:	0162-3257 1573-3432
DOI:	10.1007/s10803-009-0713-8