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inResearch in Autism > 124 (June 2025) . - 202586

Titre :	Do I enjoy my friends? Friendship and enjoyment during recess in autistic and non-autistic children
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Boya LI, Auteur ; Yung-Ting TSOU, Auteur ; Mitra BARATCHI, Auteur ; Els BLIJD-HOOGEWYS, Auteur ; Özgür GÜLEN, Auteur ; Carolien RIEFFE, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	202586
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Peer contact  Social Functioning  School environment  RFID data  Schoolyard
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Friendships play a crucial role in children s well-being and school experiences. This study aimed to gain a better understanding of how autistic and non-autistic children's friendships are related to their enjoyment of the school time spent with peers, i.e. at recess time (school break time). A multi-method approach, including self-reports, peer nominations, and objective measures based on sensor data was used. Forty-five autistic children and 45 non-autistic children from two special education schools participated, aged between 8 to 14 years. Outcomes showed that autistic and non-autistic children did not differ regarding the number of reciprocal and non-reciprocated friends. Yet, autistic children spent less time in contact with their reciprocal friends during recess at the schoolyard compared to their non-autistic peers. Also, while non-autistic pupils spent more time with reciprocal friends than with non-reciprocated ones, this difference was not found among autistic pupils. Notably, spending more time with non-reciprocated friends during recess was related to lower levels of enjoyment in both autistic and non-autistic children. Our findings suggest that autistic children may approach friendships with different priorities. Furthermore, this study underscores the need to consider broader factors beyond reciprocity when assessing children s social experience at school.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202586
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[article] Do I enjoy my friends? Friendship and enjoyment during recess in autistic and non-autistic children [texte imprimé] / Boya LI, Auteur ; Yung-Ting TSOU, Auteur ; Mitra BARATCHI, Auteur ; Els BLIJD-HOOGEWYS, Auteur ; Özgür GÃœLEN, Auteur ; Carolien RIEFFE, Auteur . - 202586.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Research in Autism > 124 (June 2025) . - 202586

Mots-clés :	Peer contact  Social Functioning  School environment  RFID data  Schoolyard
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Friendships play a crucial role in children s well-being and school experiences. This study aimed to gain a better understanding of how autistic and non-autistic children's friendships are related to their enjoyment of the school time spent with peers, i.e. at recess time (school break time). A multi-method approach, including self-reports, peer nominations, and objective measures based on sensor data was used. Forty-five autistic children and 45 non-autistic children from two special education schools participated, aged between 8 to 14 years. Outcomes showed that autistic and non-autistic children did not differ regarding the number of reciprocal and non-reciprocated friends. Yet, autistic children spent less time in contact with their reciprocal friends during recess at the schoolyard compared to their non-autistic peers. Also, while non-autistic pupils spent more time with reciprocal friends than with non-reciprocated ones, this difference was not found among autistic pupils. Notably, spending more time with non-reciprocated friends during recess was related to lower levels of enjoyment in both autistic and non-autistic children. Our findings suggest that autistic children may approach friendships with different priorities. Furthermore, this study underscores the need to consider broader factors beyond reciprocity when assessing children s social experience at school.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202586
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556