Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	van der Cruijsen, Renske; Boyer, Bianca E.
Titel	Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 2, S.349-360 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van der Cruijsen, Renske) ORCID (Boyer, Bianca E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320961006
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Adolescents; Behavior Problems; Self Esteem; Depression (Psychology); At Risk Persons; Comorbidity; Child Behavior; Netherlands; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Child Behavior Checklist; Social Responsiveness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Risikogruppe; Niederlande
Abstract	Although the link between self-esteem and psychopathology has been well established, studies on self-esteem in individuals with autism spectrum disorder are lacking. In this study, we aimed to (1) compare explicit and implicit self-esteem of youth with autism spectrum disorder to typically developing peers and to (2) explore relationships of implicit-, explicit-, and discrepant self-esteem measures with co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems in youth with autism spectrum disorder. For this purpose, 25 individuals with autism spectrum disorder and 24 individuals as age and intelligence quotient--matched controls aged 8-16 years participated in this study. Results showed lower explicit self-esteem in autism spectrum disorder compared to typically developing youth and no differences in implicit self-esteem between groups. In youth with autism spectrum disorder, low explicit self-esteem was related to co-occurring depression symptoms, whereas lower implicit self-esteem was related to externalizing symptoms. These results show that youth with autism spectrum disorder are at risk for developing low explicit self-esteem, which appears to be related to often co-occurring internalizing symptoms. This emphasizes the need to focus more on self-esteem in assessment and treatment of youth with autism spectrum disorder. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01