Relations Between Executive Functions, Social Impairment, and Friendship Quality on Adjustment Among High Functioning Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lieb, Rebecca W.; Bohnert, Amy M.

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3205-2

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Relations Between Executive Functions, Social Impairment, and Friendship Quality on Adjustment Among High Functioning Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lieb, Rebecca W., Bohnert, Amy M.·2017·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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High functioning adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have adjustment difficulties, specifically loneliness and depression. To better understand contributing factors, the current study evaluated associations between several Executive Function (EF) domains, social impairment, and friendship quality on depressive symptoms and loneliness in this population. Participants included 127 high functioning ASD adolescents and a parent/caregiver. Results indicated significant levels of parent-reported EF impairment which were positively correlated with increased levels of loneliness and depressive symptoms. Social impairment was identified as a significant mediator between all studied EF domains and adjustment, while friendship quality only partially mediated the relation between emotional control and loneliness. These results have implications for treatments focusing both on social skills and adjustment in adolescents with ASD.

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Authors: Lieb, R. W., & Bohnert, A. M.
Affiliations: Loyola University Chicago (US)
Corresponding author: Lieb, Rebecca W.
ORCID: Lieb, Rebecca W.
Bohnert, Amy M.
Venue: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2017-06-17
Volume: 47
Issue: 9
Pages: 2861-2872
ISSN: 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3205-2
OpenAlex: W2625185912
Cited by: 43
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5
FWCI: 2.04
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: University of Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, executive function, social dysfunction, friendship quality, loneliness, depressive symptoms, emotional control, social adaptation, mediation
MeSH terms: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Loneliness, Male, Parents, Social Adjustment, Friends, Executive Function

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