Journal article
Understanding parent-child social informant discrepancy in youth with high functioning autism spectrum disorders
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 42(12), pp 2680-2692
01 Dec 2012
PMID: 22456819
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Abstract
We investigated discrepancies between parent- and self-reported social functioning among youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Three distinct samples showed discrepancies indicating that parents viewed their children as performing one standard deviation below a standardization mean, while youth viewed themselves as comparably-skilled relative to peers. Discrepancies predicted lower parental self-efficacy, and lower youth-reported hostile attributions to peers, marginally-lower depression, and decreased post-treatment social anxiety. Discrepancies predicted outcomes better than parent- or youth-report alone. Informant discrepancies may provide valuable additional information regarding child psychopathology, parental perceptions of parenting stress, and youth treatment response. Findings support a model where abnormal self-perceptions in ASD stem from inflated imputation of subjective experiences to others, and provide direction for improving interventions for youth and parents.
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- Title
- Understanding parent-child social informant discrepancy in youth with high functioning autism spectrum disorders
- Creators
- Matthew D Lerner - University of VirginiaCasey D Calhoun - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAmori Yee MikamiAndres De Los Reyes - University of Maryland, College Park
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 42(12), pp 2680-2692
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000310746300014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84876469366
- Other Identifier
- 991021861850604721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental