The Importance of Self-Regulation for the School and Peer Engagement of Children with High-Functioning Autism

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  • Author(s): Jahromi, Laudan B.; Bryce, Crystal I.; Swanson, Jodi
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Feb 2013 7(2):235-246.
  • Physical Description:
    PDF
  • Publication Date:
    2013
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Elsevier. 3251 Riverport Lane, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. Tel: 800-325-4177; Tel: 314-447-8000; Fax: 314-447-8033; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      12
    • Subject Terms:
      Autism; Executive Function; Children; Peer Relationship; Individual Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Parents
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.rasd.2012.08.012
    • ISSN:
      1750-9467
    • Abstract:
      This study examined individual differences in self-regulation, emotional and behavioral school engagement, and prosocial peer engagement in a sample of 40 children that included children with high functioning autism (HFA; n = 20) and their typical peers (n = 20). Children were 54.57 months on average at recruitment. Measures of self-regulation included parents' reports of emotion regulation, effortful control, and executive function; direct observations of executive function skills; and observations of joint engagement during a parent-child interaction. Parents reported on school and prosocial peer engagement approximately one year later. Children with HFA had significantly impaired self-regulation, and decreased school and peer engagement. Executive function predicted both emotional and behavioral school engagement, whereas emotion regulation predicted prosocial peer engagement. The relation between effortful control and subsequent prosocial peer engagement was moderated by diagnostic group, suggesting it served a protective function for behaviors of children with HFA in the school setting. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2013
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1006374