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Differences in Social Motivation in Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome and Down Syndrome.
- Source :
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Jun2016, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p2148-2159. 12p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Social excesses, characterised by heightened social motivation, are important for describing social functioning. Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a potential exemplar of a disorder where heightened social motivation is associated with negative behavioural outcomes. In Down syndrome (DS) strong social motivation is described, but less commonly associated with behavioural problems. Children with SMS (n = 21) and DS (n = 19) were observed during social situations, in which familiarity of adults present and level of attention available were manipulated. Motivation in SMS was characterised by comparatively frequent social initiations when adult attention was low, and stronger preference for familiar adults, compared to DS. Findings provide insight into the nature of social motivation in SMS and support an argument for nuanced consideration of motivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HYPOTHESIS
*ANALYSIS of variance
*CHI-squared test
*COMPARATIVE studies
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MOTHERS
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SOCIAL skills
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*STATISTICS
*MATHEMATICAL variables
*DATA analysis
*TASK performance
*EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
*DOWN syndrome
*SMITH-Magenis syndrome
*MEDICAL coding
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*MANN Whitney U Test
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115197444
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2743-3