The effect of autistic traits on prosocial behavior : The chain mediating role of received social support and perceived social support

ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence that the defining characteristics of autism spectrum disorder are distributed across the general population; therefore, understanding the correlates of prosocial behavior in individuals with high levels of autistic traits could shed light on autism spectrum disorder and prosocial behavior. In this study, the mechanism underlying the influence of individuals’ autistic traits on their prosocial behavior was explored by conducting a questionnaire survey of 414 Chinese college students. The results showed that autistic traits can influence individuals’ prosocial behavior not only through the separate effects of received social support and perceived social support but also through the chain mediating effects of received social support and perceived social support; however, the direct effect of autistic traits on individuals’ prosocial behavior is not significant. This study is conducive to understanding the internal mechanism underlying the relationship between autistic traits and prosocial behavior. Future work is required to further investigate the clinical autism spectrum disorder samples and cross-cultural applicability of the model found in this study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Autism : the international journal of research and practice - 28(2024), 3 vom: 22. März, Seite 600-615

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shuhua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Shuo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism spectrum disorder
Autistic traits
Chain mediation
Journal Article
Perceived social support
Prosocial behavior
Received social support

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/13623613231177776

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357508785