Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Tech, 309 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Oct;50(10):3649-3660. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04416-4.
Individuals with Williams Syndrome (WS) are hypersocial, overfriendly, and experience social skills deficits that may adversely impact their social outcomes. This study examined the relation between social skills, friendship quality, and feelings of loneliness for adults with WS as reported by 114 parent-adult with WS dyads. Results indicate that although most friends do not live close-by, adults with WS have good quality friendships and do not report high feelings of loneliness. Positive friendship qualities were found to partially mediate the relationship between social skills impairments and social feelings of loneliness. Findings indicate that although adults with WS experience social skills deficits and struggle to maintain friendships in their immediate community, they still report positive friendship qualities and low feelings of loneliness.
患有威廉姆斯综合征（WS）的个体具有高度社交性、过度友好，并存在社交技能缺陷，这可能对他们的社交结果产生不利影响。本研究通过 114 对父母-成年 WS 个体的报告，调查了 WS 成人的社交技能、友谊质量和孤独感之间的关系。结果表明，尽管大多数朋友不住在附近，但 WS 成人拥有高质量的友谊，且报告的孤独感较低。积极的友谊质量部分中介了社交技能缺陷与社交孤独感之间的关系。研究结果表明，尽管 WS 成人存在社交技能缺陷，并在其所在社区中难以维持友谊，但他们仍报告积极的友谊质量和较低的孤独感。
