Department of Psychology, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Feb;40(2):218-26. doi: 10.1007/s10803-009-0851-z. Epub 2009 Aug 15.
Loneliness and perceived social support were examined in 39 adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by means of a self-labeling loneliness measure, the UCLA Loneliness Scale (third version), and the Social Support Scale for Children. Twenty-one percent of the boys with ASD described themselves as often or always feeling lonely. Compared with 199 boys from regular schools in a national probability study, ASD was strongly associated with often or always feeling lonely (OR: 7.08, p < .0005), as well as with a higher degree of loneliness (F(1,229) = 11.1, p < .005). Perceived social support from classmates, parents, and a close friend correlated negatively with loneliness in ASD. The study, therefore, indicates a high occurrence of loneliness among adolescent boys with ASD and points at perceived social support as an important protective factor.
本研究使用自陈式孤独量表、UCLA 孤独量表（第三版）和儿童社会支持量表，调查了 39 名患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的青少年男孩的孤独感和感知到的社会支持情况。21%的 ASD 男孩表示自己经常或总是感到孤独。与全国概率研究中来自普通学校的 199 名男孩相比，ASD 与经常或总是感到孤独（OR：7.08，p<.0005）以及更高程度的孤独感（F(1,229)=11.1，p<.005）强烈相关。来自同学、父母和亲密朋友的感知社会支持与 ASD 中的孤独感呈负相关。因此，该研究表明 ASD 青少年中孤独感的发生率较高，并指出感知到的社会支持是一个重要的保护因素。
