Online gaming, loneliness and friendships among adolescents and adults with ASD

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Highlights：

• Within the ASD sample; online gamers have more friends than non-gamers.

• Low to moderate online gaming was linked with lower perceived loneliness among ASD.

• Online gaming was not linked with having a best friend or quality of friendships.

• Motives to play online games differed between ASD sample and control group.

摘要

•Within the ASD sample; online gamers have more friends than non-gamers.•Low to moderate online gaming was linked with lower perceived loneliness among ASD.•Online gaming was not linked with having a best friend or quality of friendships.•Motives to play online games differed between ASD sample and control group.

论文关键词：Autism spectrum disorder,Friendship quality,Loneliness,Motives,Online multiplayer games

论文评审过程：Received 24 June 2016, Revised 12 August 2017, Accepted 15 October 2017, Available online 1 November 2017, Version of Record 5 November 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.020