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Psychosexual Functioning of Cognitively-able Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Typically Developing Peers: The Development and Testing of the Teen Transition Inventory- a Self- and Parent Report Questionnaire on Psychosexual Functioning
- Source :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. June, 2017, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p1716, 23 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- To gain further insight into psychosexual functioning, including behaviors, intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects, in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), comprehensive, multi-informant measures are needed. This study describes (1) the development of a new measure of psychosexual functioning in both parent- and self-reports (Teen Transition Inventory; TTI) covering all three domains of psychosexual functioning (i.e. psychosexual socialization, psychosexual selfhood, and sexual/intimate behavior). And (2) the initial testing of this instrument, comparing adolescents with ASD (n = 79 parent-report; n = 58 self-report) to Typically Developing (TD) adolescents (n = 131 parent-report; n = 91 self-report) while taking into account gender as a covariate. Results from both informants indicate more difficulties regarding psychosexual socialization and psychosexual selfhood in the ASD group. With regard to sexual/intimate behavior, only parents reported significantly more problems in adolescents with ASD.<br />Author(s): Linda P. Dekker [sup.1] [sup.2] , Esther J. M. van der Vegt [sup.1] [sup.2] , Jan van der Ende [sup.1] , Nouchka Tick [sup.1] [sup.2] , Anneke Louwerse [sup.1] [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.550918698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3071-y