Contingencies of self-worth in adolescents with ASD and their correlation with subjective adjustment to school
ISSN: 2056-3868
Article publication date: 23 September 2019
Issue publication date: 6 January 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to validate the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (CSWS) for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing individuals and, second, examine the association between contingencies of self-worth and subjective adjustment to school.
Design/methodology/approach
A self-report was used to examine both contingencies of self-worth and subjective adjustment to school in adolescents with ASD and typically developing individuals.
Findings
First, the validity and reliability of the CSWS was verified. Second, the scale was not significant correlation with subjective adjustment to school and contingencies of self-worth in adolescents with ASD. As the reason for this, it has been suggested that there are adaptive aspects and maladaptive aspects in contingencies of self-worth.
Originality/value
This is an original research designed to examine contingencies of self-worth in adolescents with ASD.
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Acknowledgements
The authors especially thank the teachers, parents and children who cooperate in the study.
Citation
Ogawa, S. and Kojima, M. (2020), "Contingencies of self-worth in adolescents with ASD and their correlation with subjective adjustment to school", Advances in Autism, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-04-2019-0010
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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