Sofronoff Kate, Eloff Johann, Sheffield Jeanie, Attwood Tony
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Autism Res Treat. 2011;2011:214317. doi: 10.1155/2011/214317. Epub 2011 Nov 24.
The study was conducted to examine relationships between affectionate behavior in children with Asperger syndrome and variables likely to influence its expression (e.g., tactile sensitivity, social ability). It also evaluated the impact of a cognitive behavioral intervention that aimed to improve a child's understanding and expression of affection. Twenty-one children, aged 7 to 12 years, participated in the trial. The results showed significant correlations between measures of affection and tactile sensitivity and social ability. After attending the 5-week program, parents identified significant increases in the appropriateness of children's affectionate behavior both towards immediate family and people outside the immediate family, despite reporting no significant changes in their child's general difficulties with affectionate behavior. There was a significant improvement in children's understanding of the purpose of affection. The findings are discussed as well as the limitations of the study.
该研究旨在考察患有阿斯伯格综合征的儿童的亲昵行为与可能影响其表达的变量（如触觉敏感性、社交能力）之间的关系。研究还评估了一项认知行为干预措施的效果，该措施旨在提高儿童对亲昵行为的理解和表达能力。21名年龄在7至12岁之间的儿童参与了该试验。结果显示，亲昵行为测量指标与触觉敏感性和社交能力之间存在显著相关性。在参加了为期5周的项目后，家长们发现，孩子们对直系亲属和直系亲属以外的人的亲昵行为的恰当性有了显著提高，尽管他们报告说孩子在亲昵行为方面的总体困难没有显著变化。孩子们对亲昵行为目的的理解有了显著改善。文章讨论了研究结果以及该研究的局限性。
