Event Title
The serial relation of theory of mind and functional communication in the externalizing problems of children with ASD
Faculty-Student Collaboration
1
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Beverly J. Wilson, Ph.D.
Project Type
Completed quantitative research study
Primary Department
Clinical Psychology
Description
Children with autism exhibit greater externalizing problems than typically developing (TD) peers. Our objective was to develop a greater understanding of contributing factors. We hypothesized that theory of mind (ToM) and functional communication (FC) would serially mediate this relation. Our sample included 111 children (65 with TD and 46 with ASD) ages 3:0 to 6:11. The results supported a serial mediation (B = .25, CI95 = .02 to .98), indicating that children with ASD demonstrated greater difficulty understanding others' perspectives, which may impact their ability to communicate effectively. Lower FC skills may increase frustration and lead to greater externalizing problems.
Copyright Status
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional Rights Information
Copyright held by author(s).
The serial relation of theory of mind and functional communication in the externalizing problems of children with ASD
Children with autism exhibit greater externalizing problems than typically developing (TD) peers. Our objective was to develop a greater understanding of contributing factors. We hypothesized that theory of mind (ToM) and functional communication (FC) would serially mediate this relation. Our sample included 111 children (65 with TD and 46 with ASD) ages 3:0 to 6:11. The results supported a serial mediation (B = .25, CI95 = .02 to .98), indicating that children with ASD demonstrated greater difficulty understanding others' perspectives, which may impact their ability to communicate effectively. Lower FC skills may increase frustration and lead to greater externalizing problems.
Rights Statement
Comments
This poster was also displayed at the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Francisco, CA, May 2017