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Is low social motivation the cause of social difficulties in autistic individuals? A cognitive study

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26780360
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Akechi Hironori  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 助教 (50723368)

Research Collaborator KIKUCHI Yukiko  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 助教 (90600700)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords自閉スペクトラム症 / 社会的認知 / 自閉症 / 社会的動機付け / 認知神経科学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The cognitive cause of social difficulties that autistic individuals confront in their daily lives has been thought to be their unique social cognitive style. In this study, we empirically tested the hypothesis that the unique social cognition of autistic individuals derives from their low levels of social motivation. Through our research, it was found that the social motivation both in autistic and typically developing individuals was somewhat associated with social cognitive tendencies. Social preference, which could be linked to social motivation, was observed to be equally strong in autistic and typically developing individuals.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Preferential awareness of protofacial stimuli in autism.2015

    • Author(s)
      Akechi, H., Stein, T., Kikuchi, Y., Tojo, Y., Osanai, H., & Hasegawa, T.
    • Journal Title

      Cognition

      Volume: 143 Pages: 129-134

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cognition.2015.06.016

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Absence of Preferential Unconscious Processing of Eye Contact in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.2014

    • Author(s)
      Akechi, H., Stein, T., Senju, A., Kikuchi, Y., Tojo, Y., Osanai, H.
    • Journal Title

      Autism Research

      Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Pages: 590-597

    • DOI

      10.1002/aur.1397

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 自閉症者による社会的評価2018

    • Author(s)
      明地洋典,菊池由葵子,安田哲也,東條吉邦,計野浩一郎,長谷川寿一
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第29回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ASD 青年におけるアイコンタクトに対する注意の高まり2018

    • Author(s)
      菊池由葵子,明地洋典,計野浩一郎,東條吉邦,齋藤慈子,長谷川寿一
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第29回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 自閉症者における心の知覚と道徳判断2017

    • Author(s)
      明地洋典・菊池由葵子・東條吉邦・計野浩一郎・長谷川寿一
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第28回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島国際会議場(広島県広島市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ASD児における視線追従 ―ライブ呈示による検討―2017

    • Author(s)
      菊池由葵子・明地洋典・東條吉邦・計野浩一郎・齋藤慈子・長谷川寿一
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第28回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島国際会議場(広島県広島市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 自閉症と共感性,道徳性2017

    • Author(s)
      明地洋典
    • Organizer
      第25回発達保育実践政策学セミナー
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Mind perception and moral judgement in autism2016

    • Author(s)
      Akechi, H.
    • Organizer
      74th International Congress of Psychology
    • Place of Presentation
      Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 自閉スペクトラムと語彙学習. 藤野博,東條吉邦(編).自閉スペクトラムの発達科学 ―発達科学ハンドブック102018

    • Author(s)
      明地洋典
    • Total Pages
      304
    • Publisher
      新曜社
    • ISBN
      9784788515765
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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