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| Title |
The construction and evaluation of three measures of affectionate behaviour for children with Asperger’s syndrome
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| Published in |
Autism, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1177/1362361313496336 |
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| Authors |
Kate Sofronoff, Jessica Lee, Jeanie Sheffield, Tony Attwood |
| Abstract |
Children with Asperger's syndrome are often reported by their parents as having difficulties communicating affection. This study aimed to develop a valid measure of affectionate behaviour that could be used to investigate and quantify these anecdotal reports and then be used in further intervention research. Using parent and expert focus groups, three measures (Affection for Others Questionnaire, Affection for You Questionnaire and General Affection Questionnaire) were developed with reference to the existing affection literature. The measures were completed by 131 parents of children with a clinician-confirmed diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. Psychometric assessment of the measures revealed clear factor structures with high internal consistencies and significant concurrent validities. The findings suggest many children with Asperger's syndrome have difficulties with affectionate behaviour that significantly impact their daily functioning and relationships with others, signalling future research needs to develop interventions in this area. Limitations of the research are also discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 64 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 64 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 9 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 29 | 45% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 October 2014.
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#17,706,524
of 22,736,112 outputs
Outputs from Autism
#1,564
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#223,336
of 307,527 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Autism
#30
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