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University Students’ Notion of Autism Spectrum Conditions: A Cross-Cultural Study

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de Vries, Marieke, Cader, Sabrina, Colleer, Lucy, Batteux, Eleonore, Yasdiman, Meryem Betul, Tan, Yih Jiun, Sheppard, Elizabeth·2020·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DOI 10.1007/s10803-019-04343-zPMC PMC7101294
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Cultural background might influence knowledge and attitudes regarding autism, influencing willingness to interact. We studied whether beliefs, knowledge, contact, and attitude differed between the UK and Malaysia. With mediation analyses, we studied how these factors influenced willingness to interact. Autism was more often linked to food in the UK, and to upbringing in Malaysia. Knowledge, contact, and acceptance were greater in the UK. When excluding psychology students, Malaysian students were less willing to interact with autistic people. Knowledge and contact appeared to improve acceptance, but acceptance did not mediate the relation between country, beliefs, knowledge, and experience; and willingness to interact. Knowledge and contact regarding autism might improve acceptance in different cultures, but how acceptance could improve interaction is unclear.

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  • There are cross-cultural differences in attitudes and stigma towards autism and disability.

    “given the existence of cross-cultural differences in attitudes and stigma towards autism and disability (de Vries et al., 2020; Gillespie-Lynch et al., 2019; Someki et al., 2018)”

    From Neurodiversity and Autism Intervention: Reconciling Perspectives Through a Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Framework (2022) · cites this paper as de Vries et al., 2020

    The Discussion reports differences in beliefs and acceptance of autism spectrum conditions between UK and Malaysian students. The paper also discusses cross-cultural differences in autism stigma, but the supplied passages do not establish differences in attitudes or stigma toward disability more broadly. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
de Vries, M., Cader, S., Colleer, L., Batteux, E., Yasdiman, M. B., Tan, Y. J., & Sheppard, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (MY)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-01-03
Volume
50
Issue
4
Pages
1281-1294
ISSN
  • 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3432
DOI
10.1007/s10803-019-04343-z
PMC
PMC7101294
OpenAlex
W2996767613
Cited by
37
References
5
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FWCI
2.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Greater South Information System
Funders
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (Pump Priming Research Grant 2017)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, university students, cross-cultural comparison, attitudes toward autism, willingness to interact, autism knowledge
MeSH terms
Adult, Autistic Disorder, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Malaysia, Male, Students, Universities, Young Adult

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