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Temperament and Character in Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Soderstrom, Henrik, Rastam, Maria, Gillberg, Christopher·2002·Autism
DOI 10.1177/1362361302006003006
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To study the personality characteristics of adults with Asperger syndrome, and investigate the value of self-rating personality inventories, we administered the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) to 31 outpatients with Asperger syndrome. The TCI is a self-rating personality inventory that has been validated in the Swedish general population. The results were compared with age- and sex-matched norm groups. Participants with Asperger syndrome scored significantly higher on harm avoidance and lower on self-directedness and cooperativeness. Reward dependence and novelty seeking tended to be low. They also had significantly higher rarity scores, reflecting idiosyncratic perspectives. The most common temperament configurations were ‘obsessional’, ‘passive-dependent’ and ‘explosive’. Character, reflecting conceptual maturity, was poorly developed in the majority of our subjects. The self-ratings of persons with Asperger syndrome thus indicated anxious personalities with coping difficulties in the areas of social interaction and self-directedness, a picture corresponding to the clinical descriptions of Asperger syndrome.

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Authors
Soderstrom, H., Rastam, M., & Gillberg, C.
Affiliations
  • Göteborg University, Sweden,
  • Göteborg University, Sweden
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
ORCID
Gillberg, Christopher
Venue
Autism
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2002-09
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
287-297
ISSN
  • 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7005
DOI
10.1177/1362361302006003006
OpenAlex
W2123287469
Cited by
116
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
FWCI
1.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Autism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Göteborgs Läkaresällskap
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
Asperger syndrome, temperament, character, Temperament and Character Inventory, self-report personality assessment, harm avoidance, self-direction, cooperativeness, reward dependence, novelty seeking, social interaction difficulties
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Character, Cooperative Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders, Personality Inventory, Temperament, Asperger Syndrome

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