Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 دانشجوی دکتری رشته روانشناسی، داتشکده علوم اجتماعی،دانشگارازی، کرمانشاه، ایران
2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
4 College Of Basic Education, University of Baylon. Babylon, Iraq
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the relationship between sensory processing and behavioral problems and social interactions in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with anxiety as a mediating factor. The research method was correlational, using structural equation modeling. The study population included all children with ASD in Kermanshah in 2023, from which 200 parents were selected through convenient sampling. They responded to the Dunn Sensory Profile (2014), the Bellini and Hopf Social Skills Questionnaire (2007), the Achenbach and Rescorla Child Behavior Checklist (2001), and the Rogers Anxiety Scale (2016). The results showed that sensory processing is negatively and significantly related to behavioral problems through anxiety. Additionally, sensory processing has a positive and significant relationship with social interactions, with anxiety acting as a mediator in both relationships. Therefore, sensory processing issues in children with ASD are significantly related to their communication skills and behavioral problems, with anxiety serving as a mediator. Considering the specific characteristics of autism, a comprehensive intervention to address sensory input regulation, emotional control, and communication differences is necessary.
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