論文

査読有り 国際誌
2024年4月5日

Longitudinal study of personal space in autism.

Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
  • Kosuke Asada
  • ,
  • Hironori Akechi
  • ,
  • Yukiko Kikuchi
  • ,
  • Yoshikuni Tojo
  • ,
  • Koichiro Hakarino
  • ,
  • Atsuko Saito
  • ,
  • Toshikazu Hasegawa
  • ,
  • Shinichiro Kumagaya

開始ページ
1
終了ページ
9
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1080/09297049.2024.2337753

The size and regulation of personal space are reportedly atypical in autistic individuals. As personal space regulates social interaction, its developmental change is essential for understanding the nature of social difficulties that autistic individuals face. Adolescence is an important developmental period in which social relationships become complex. We conducted a three-year longitudinal study of interpersonal distances in autistic and typically developing (TD) individuals aged 12-18 years at Time 1 and 15-21 years at Time 2. Their preferred interpersonal distances were measured when an experimenter approached the participants with and without eye contact. The interpersonal distances of autistic individuals were shorter than those of TD individuals at both Time 1 and Time 2. Furthermore, the interpersonal distances of autistic individuals at Time 1 and Time 2 were highly correlated, but no such correlation was found in TD individuals. The results suggest that the interpersonal distances of autistic individuals are stable and that the shorter preferred interpersonal distances in autistic individuals compared to those of TD individuals are maintained during adolescence.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2024.2337753
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38578305
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1080/09297049.2024.2337753
  • PubMed ID : 38578305

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