The construction and evaluation of three measures of affectionate behaviour for children with Asperger's syndrome

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 903-913

  Sofronoff, Kate ^a   Lee, Jessica ^a   Sheffield, Jeanie ^a   Attwood, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affection; affectionate behaviour; Asperger's syndrome; measurement

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFFECTION FOR OTHERS QUESTIONNAIRE; AFFECTION FOR YOU QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; GENERAL AFFECTION QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84908620666     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313496336     Document Type: Article

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