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Pride and Mastery in Children with Autism
Author(s) -
Kasari Connie,
Sigman Marian D.,
Baumgartner Pat,
Stipek Deborah J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1993.tb00997.x
Subject(s) - praise , pride , psychology , autism , developmental psychology , pleasure , task (project management) , social psychology , psychotherapist , management , political science , law , economics
The goal of This sunk was to compare expressions of pride and mastery in samples of preschool autistic, mentally retarded and normal children. A paradigm was used in which children completed developmentally appropriate puzzles, both with and without praise. Results indicated that compared to the other children, as many autistic children smiled upon completion of the tusk, but many fewer looked up to share their pleasure with the parent or experimenter or drew attention to the task. Moreover, significantly more autistic children showed avoidant responses, particularly in response, to praise. These findings are discussed in terms of theoretical issues regarding the development of pride and mastery in children with significant social deficiencies.