Self-report and parental report of empathy in adolescents with autism;Selbst- und fremdbeurteilung der empathie bei jugendlichen mit autismus

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-121

  Greimel, Ellen ^a   Schulte Rüther, Martin ^a   Kamp Becker, Inge ^b   Remschmidt, Helmut ^b   Herpertz Dahlmann, Beate ^a   Konrad, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Empathy; Parental report; Self report; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79953215709     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000097     Document Type: Article

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