1. Perceived Social Competence and Loneliness Among Young Children with ASD: Child, Parent and Teacher Reports.
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Zeedyk, Sasha, Cohen, Shana, Eisenhower, Abbey, and Blacher, Jan
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AUTISM ,CHI-squared test ,CHILD Behavior Checklist ,FACTOR analysis ,LONELINESS ,PARENTS ,SENSORY perception ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,SELF-evaluation ,SOCIAL skills ,TEACHERS ,CONTENT mining ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Perceived loneliness and social competence were assessed for 127 children with ASD without comorbid ID, 4-7 years old, through child self-report. Using an abbreviated version of the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire (LSDQ; Cassidy and Asher in Child Dev 63:250-365, ), the majority of children reported friendships, yet a considerable proportion also reported social difficulties. Factor analysis of the abbreviated LSDQ identified three factors, which were significantly associated with parent- and teacher-reported variables. Regression analyses revealed parent-reported social skills deficits and teacher-reported conflict in the student-teacher relationship to be associated with child-reported loneliness. Implications for practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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