[article]
| Titre : |
Non-autistic college students' responses to the social behavior of autistic peers |
| Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Olivia F. WARD, Auteur ; Rachel L. HARMON, Auteur ; Amaya B. MCCLAIN, Auteur ; James A. RANKIN, Auteur ; Theodore S. TOMENY, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.202647 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Autism College Affect Peer perceptions Social responses |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Autistic college students commonly experience strained social relationships with non-autistic peers. This is often attributed to autistic social differences. Yet, how non-autistic peers receive and respond to autistic individuals is also predictive of social interaction outcomes. This study investigated how non-autistic college students' (n = 469, Mage = 18.62; 79.3 % female) previous experiences with autistic people and perceptions of autistic behavior related to their willingness to socially engage with a hypothetical autistic peer. We hypothesized that the relations between predictor variables: non-autistic peers' quality of previous contact, perceptions of autistic individuals' controllability and responsibility over their behavior, and criterion variables: attitudes about autism and willingness to engage with autistic individuals, would be mediated by the peers' affective responses to a hypothetical autistic individual. Positive affect mediated the relations between quality of previous contact and positive attitudes and willingness to engage, whereas there were no associations between perceived controllability or perceived responsibility and positive affect, positive attitudes, or willingness to engage. These findings highlight potential intervention points (e.g., fostering positive interactions with autistic people) that may reduce social interaction difficulties and associated negative mental health outcomes for autistic people. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202647 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 |
in Research in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202647
[article] Non-autistic college students' responses to the social behavior of autistic peers [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Olivia F. WARD, Auteur ; Rachel L. HARMON, Auteur ; Amaya B. MCCLAIN, Auteur ; James A. RANKIN, Auteur ; Theodore S. TOMENY, Auteur . - p.202647. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Research in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202647
| Mots-clés : |
Autism College Affect Peer perceptions Social responses |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Autistic college students commonly experience strained social relationships with non-autistic peers. This is often attributed to autistic social differences. Yet, how non-autistic peers receive and respond to autistic individuals is also predictive of social interaction outcomes. This study investigated how non-autistic college students' (n = 469, Mage = 18.62; 79.3 % female) previous experiences with autistic people and perceptions of autistic behavior related to their willingness to socially engage with a hypothetical autistic peer. We hypothesized that the relations between predictor variables: non-autistic peers' quality of previous contact, perceptions of autistic individuals' controllability and responsibility over their behavior, and criterion variables: attitudes about autism and willingness to engage with autistic individuals, would be mediated by the peers' affective responses to a hypothetical autistic individual. Positive affect mediated the relations between quality of previous contact and positive attitudes and willingness to engage, whereas there were no associations between perceived controllability or perceived responsibility and positive affect, positive attitudes, or willingness to engage. These findings highlight potential intervention points (e.g., fostering positive interactions with autistic people) that may reduce social interaction difficulties and associated negative mental health outcomes for autistic people. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202647 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 |
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Non-autistic college students' responses to the social behavior of autistic peers in Research in Autism, 126 (August 2025)
