Adults with HF-ASD in Loving Relationships – A Research Report
Adults with HF-ASD in Loving Relationships – A Research Report
Author(s): Joanna KossewskaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder; adulthood; loving relationship; Triangular Theory of Love
Summary/Abstract: Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience a need for loving relationships, however they face problems in engagement and family functioning. The presented study was based of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love. 38 adults with high functioning ASD [16 females (42%) and 22 males (58%)] aged 18 to 47, voluntarily and anonymously participated in the study. Two measures were used; the AQ (Autism Spectrum Quotient) and the Test of theTriangular Theory of Love. The results showed that among adults with HF-ASD, the intensity of love components is not correlated with autistic symptoms. On the basis of the presented findings, it might be concluded that the intensity of autistic features was not found as a variable affecting love components. The presented survey strives to fill the gap in this field of autism research. However, this preliminary outcome should be verified in wider research with more controlled variables.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica
- Issue Year: X/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 69-76
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English