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dc.contributor.authorNguyen, William
dc.contributor.authorOwnsworth, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorNicol, Chelsea
dc.contributor.authorZimmerman, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-10T06:20:08Z
dc.date.available2020-06-10T06:20:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00913
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/394517
dc.description.abstractFew studies have examined the self-perceptions of autistic adults. This study aimed firstly to investigate domain-specific self-concepts and global self-esteem in autistic adults. The second aim was to examine associations between autism self-appraisals, perceived social support and global self-concept and self-esteem. The third was to determine which domains of self-concept were most closely associated with self-esteem. Participants included 71 autistic adults aged 18–70 years and 65 age, sex and education matched typically developing individuals. Participants completed an online survey of autism characteristics, global self-esteem and domain-specific self-concepts (i.e. likeability, task accomplishment, power, giftedness, invulnerability, and morality), self-appraisals about autism, and perceived social support. Autistic participants reported significantly lower power and global self-esteem than typically developing individuals after controlling for autism characteristics. More positive self-appraisals about autism (i.e. greater perceived benefits and lower helplessness) were significantly related to better global self-concept and self-esteem. Global self-esteem was significantly and positively associated with perceptions of giftedness, emotional resilience and power. These findings suggest that autistic adults may perceive themselves as having a low sense of power in their relationships and have negative global perceptions of their self-worth. However, those able to find positive meaning or benefits associated with autism are likely to have more positive global self-perceptions. This study provides new insights into how autistic adults perceive themselves which may guide the focus of psychosocial interventions that seek to recognize and promote unique talents and emotional resilience.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom913:1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto913:12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsautism
dc.subject.keywordsautistic adults
dc.subject.keywordsself-appraisals
dc.subject.keywordsself-concept
dc.subject.keywordsself-esteem
dc.titleHow I See and Feel About Myself: Domain-Specific Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Autistic Adults
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNguyen, W; Ownsworth, T; Nicol, C; Zimmerman, D, How I See and Feel About Myself: Domain-Specific Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Autistic Adults, Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, 11, pp. 913:1-913:12
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-04-14
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-06-08T01:54:56Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2020 Nguyen, Ownsworth, Nicol and Zimmerman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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