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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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14-06-2017 | Original Paper

Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Gerrit I. van Schalkwyk, Carla E. Marin, Mayra Ortiz, Max Rolison, Zheala Qayyum, James C. McPartland, Eli R. Lebowitz, Fred R. Volkmar, Wendy K. Silverman

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2017

Abstract

Social media holds promise as a technology to facilitate social engagement, but may displace offline social activities. Adolescents with ASD are well suited to capitalize on the unique features of social media, which requires less decoding of complex social information. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed social media use, anxiety and friendship quality in 44 adolescents with ASD, and 56 clinical comparison controls. Social media use was significantly associated with high friendship quality in adolescents with ASD, which was moderated by the adolescents’ anxiety levels. No associations were founds between social media use, anxiety and friendship quality in the controls. Social media may be a way for adolescents with ASD without significant anxiety to improve the quality of their friendships.

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Titel: Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Gerrit I. van Schalkwyk
Carla E. Marin
Mayra Ortiz
Max Rolison
Zheala Qayyum
James C. McPartland
Eli R. Lebowitz
Fred R. Volkmar
Wendy K. Silverman
Publicatiedatum: 14-06-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3201-6

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