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Title:
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An Examination of Social Skills, Friendship Quality, and Loneliness for Adults with Williams Syndrome.
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Authors:
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Fisher MH; Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. .
Josol CK; Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Shivers CM; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Tech, 309 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Source:
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2020 Oct; Vol. 50 (10), pp. 3649-3660.
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Publication Type:
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Journal Article
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Language:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: <2006- >: New York, NY : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Plenum Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Social Skills*
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Friends/*psychology
Loneliness/*psychology
Parents/*psychology
Williams Syndrome/*psychology
Adult ; Aged ; Emotions ; Female ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Williams Syndrome/diagnosis
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Friendship; Loneliness; Social skills; Williams Syndrome
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20200221 Date Completed: 20201222 Latest Revision: 20201222
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1007/s10803-020-04416-4
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PMID:
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32076956
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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.
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