Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the University Context: Peer Acceptance Predicts Intention to Volunteer
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With growing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) entering post-secondary institutions, strategies are needed to facilitate the social integration of these students. The goal of this study was to examine the role of various factors in university students’ acceptance of, and intention to volunteer with, a peer with ASD. Both contact quantity and quality emerged as significant predictors of acceptance; however, for those who had experienced direct contact with individuals with ASD, only perceived quality emerged as significant. Moreover, acceptance played a significant role in participants’ likelihood of signing up to volunteer. These findings point to the central role that positive experiences play in attitude formation for this population.
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Previous experience of contact with autistic individuals is associated with greater autism acceptance in university students.
“previous experience of contact with autistic individuals is associated with greater autism acceptance in university students (Gardiner and Iarocci 2014)”
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- Authors
- Gardiner, E., & Iarocci, G.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Gardiner, Emily
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2013-09-28
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1008-1017
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2077653242
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 14.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, university students, peer acceptance, volunteering intention, social integration, contact quality, attitudes toward autism, higher education
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Peer Group, Students, Universities, Volunteers, Intention, Young Adult
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