The Effect of Diagnostic Labels on the Affective Responses of College Students towards Peers with "Asperger's Syndrome" and "Autism Spectrum Disorder"

Autor/inn/en	Brosnan, Mark; Mills, Elizabeth
Titel	The Effect of Diagnostic Labels on the Affective Responses of College Students towards Peers with "Asperger's Syndrome" and "Autism Spectrum Disorder"
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 20 (2016) 4, S.388-394 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361315586721
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Asperger Syndrome; Student Attitudes; College Students; Peer Relationship; Vignettes; Schizophrenia; Affective Behavior; Comparative Analysis; Online Surveys; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Likert Scales; Nonparametric Statistics; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Peer-Beziehungen; Schizophrenie; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala; Großbritannien
Abstract	Given the removal of Asperger's Syndrome label in "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition," the impact of clinical labels upon the affective responses of college students was explored. A total of 120 college students read two vignettes depicting social interactions typical of a person with autism spectrum disorder. In one vignette, they were informed that the character was a typical college student and in the other, the character had a clinical disorder (either autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's Syndrome or Schizophrenia). Participants' affective responses were measured on the Positive and Negative Affect Scale. No significant differences in positive and negative affective responses were found between the clinical labels. However, affective responses were significantly more positive and less negative towards behaviours associated with clinical groups compared to the typical college student. The implications for students disclosing their diagnosis at university are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01