ERIC Number: EJ1226527
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Can Adults with Asperger's Syndrome Learn about Positive Attachment Behaviors between Parents and Young Babies through the Use of a Skill-Training DVD?
Brandaro, Nicola; Stenfert Kroese, Biza
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v65 n4 p302-310 2019
Objectives: To explore how much people with Asperger's syndrome know and understand about early attachment behaviors and whether this knowledge can be increased through a DVD. Methods: Adults with Asperger's syndrome who were not parents (N = 28) took part in four experimental conditions: Baseline, pre-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up. Participants watched a DVD and received a booklet summarizing its contents. Participants were asked seven questions about attachment in all four conditions. Measures of trait emotional intelligence, IQ and autistic symptomatology were explored as possible predicting factors. Results: A significant increase in knowledge of early attachment behaviors was observed at post-intervention for the total knowledge score and four out of the seven attachment questions. This was maintained at follow-up. Trait emotional intelligence, IQ and autistic symptomology did not predict pre-intervention or increase in knowledge. Conclusions: Knowledge and understanding of early attachment behaviors can be improved through the use of a DVD.
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Intervention, Nonprint Media, Parenting Skills, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Intelligence, Scores, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Instructional Effectiveness, Adults, Infants, Prediction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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