Autistic Traits and College Adjustment

Autor/inn/en	McLeod, Jane D.; Anderson, Elizabeth M.
Titel	Autistic Traits and College Adjustment
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (2023) 9, S.3475-3492 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McLeod, Jane D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05632-w
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); College Students; Academic Achievement; Anxiety; Perceptual Impairments; Cognitive Processes; Grade Point Average; Predictor Variables; Friendship; Interpersonal Relationship; Student Adjustment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Collegestudent; Schulleistung; Angst; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Prädiktor; Freundschaft; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation
Abstract	This study evaluated the association of autistic traits (RAADS-14) with academic and social outcomes among college students using data from an online survey (N = 2,736). In the academic domain, the total trait score and all subscale scores (mentalizing deficits, social anxiety, sensory reactivity) were associated with course failure and academic difficulties independent of an autism diagnosis; the total score and mentalizing deficits also predicted lower grade point average (GPA). In the social domain, the total trait score and subscale scores were associated with lower odds of having a confidant, lower friendship quality, and higher odds of social exclusion. Subgroup analyses revealed that autistic traits had more consistently negative associations with social outcomes for students without an autism diagnosis than for students with a diagnosis. Associations were also more often significant for women than men. These results support the development of programs and services for students with autistic traits regardless of diagnostic status. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01