Health Factors, Sociability, and Academic Outcomes of Typically Developing Youth and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Latent Class Analysis Approach

Garcia, Jeanette M.; Hahs‐Vaughn, Debbie L.

doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04572-7

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“…HOPE for Autism is a program that provides opportunities for children in the community to learn how to ride a bike, including those children who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (Page, 2019). This is an important aspect to address as youths with ASD are less social compared to their typically developing peers (Garcia, Hahs-Vaughn, 2021;Head, McGillivray, & Stokes, 2014). Significantly, research has demonstrated that males with ASD are more likely than females to be less sociable (Head, McGillivray, & Stokes, 2014).…”

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Japanese universities are popular destinations for international students. A lot of efforts have been made to provide supporting services and activities to international students such as Japanese classes, counseling and consultation, job hunting and career education, exchange events, summer school, culture experience tours etc. These activities bring satisfaction to international students, which is contributed indirectly as a pulling factor for attracting international students into Japan. However, little has been known about the approaches used by different universities for supporting international students as not many reports are published in English regarding this topic. This study investigates the variety of on campus supporting services and activities provided to international students in Japanese universities and satisfaction of international students as recipients of these services. The literature for review was mainly collected from Japanese sources using Google Scholar. Data was reviewed qualitatively by comparative analysis, comparing approaches applied by different universities with regards to the elements of 300,000 international students plan and other pull factors. The results showed specific approaches, results in providing campus supporting services by different institutions. The results also imply obstacles and potential solutions to the Japanese universities to attract international students.

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“…The final control variable was child's health status. The social competence development of children with poor health status, such as interacting and sharing with peers with mental disabilities and autism, are significantly inferior to children with good health status [22].…”

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Effect of Parents’ Time With Children on the Relationship Between the Children’s Use of Electronic Devices and Their Sociability

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2021

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Background: This study explored how parents’ roles of accompanying children influence the relationship between children’s use of electronic devices and their sociability. Methods: This study used data from Kids in Taiwan: National Longitudinal Study of Child Development and Care. Results: The results showed that parents’ time with their children on weekdays moderated the relationship between children using stationary devices and their sociability. However, time with children on weekends and holidays mediated the negative effect of children using mobile devices on their sociability. Conclusion: These findings have implications for future planners of childcare policies and educators regarding how to encourage parents to spend more time with their children and help them acquire sociability.

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“…A recent study by Garcia and Hahs‐Vaughn. (2021) used LCA to compare behavioral profile patterns between NT youth and youth with ASD, noting that a greater percentage of NT youth (74%) had a “healthy behavior” profile compared to youth with ASD (17%). Additionally, Garcia and Hahs‐Vaughn.…”

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“…Additionally, Garcia and Hahs‐Vaughn. (2021) reported that youth in the “healthy behavior” profile had increased academic engagement and had an easier time making friends. However, this study focused on profile patterns for the total youth population, rather than examining behavioral patterns specifically in youth with ASD.…”

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“…Previous studies have used this approach to categorized NT youth into subgroups based on their health behavioral patterns, however, there is limited research examining behavioral profiles in an ASD population (Cabanas-S anchez et al, 2018;Patnode et al, 2011). A recent study by Garcia and Hahs-Vaughn. (2021) used LCA to compare behavioral profile patterns between NT youth and youth with ASD, noting that a greater percentage of NT youth (74%) had a "healthy behavior" profile compared to youth with ASD (17%).…”

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Health behaviors, psychosocial factors, and academic engagement in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A latent class analysis

2022

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The purpose of this study was to identify behavioral and health-related profiles of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), based on the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health. A sample of 894 children with ASD (weighted sample N = 768,181) were included in the analysis. All data were parent-reported and included measures on current diagnosis of ASD, general child health, weight status, physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), sleep duration, academic engagement, and social engagement. Latent class analysis, estimated with Mplus v. 8.4, was used to identify latent profiles of children with ASD. A three-profile solution was the best fitting model, per model fit criteria. Children in profile 1 had overall more positive attributes (better health and weight, PA, more engaged in school, little difficulty in making friends, and modest ST) relative to children in either profiles 2 or 3. Children in profile 2 had distinctly increased ST and more difficulty in making friends when compared with children in either other profile. A greater proportion of children in profiles 2 and 3 were receiving behavioral treatment compared to profile 1; however, no differences were observed among profiles according to ASD severity, medication status, or additional health conditions. Studies should examine causal mechanisms among health behaviors, academic achievement, and social engagement in youth with ASD. Lay SummaryChildren with ASD who participated in high amounts of physical activity and had low amounts of screen time tended to be at a healthy weight, were more engaged in school work, and did not have difficulty making friends. However, only a small number of children in our sample fit this profile. It is important to understand how health behaviors, academic and social engagement affect each other when developing interventions for this population.

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Health Factors, Sociability, and Academic Outcomes of Typically Developing Youth and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Latent Class Analysis Approach

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

– The IAFOR Conference on Educational Research and Innovation: 2022 Official Conference Proceedings

– The IAFOR Conference on Educational Research and Innovation: 2022 Official Conference Proceedings

Effect of Parents’ Time With Children on the Relationship Between the Children’s Use of Electronic Devices and Their Sociability

Health behaviors, psychosocial factors, and academic engagement in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A latent class analysis

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