Title
Identification of An Asperger Syndrome Personality Profile For Postsecondary Transition Planning
Abstract
Effective transition planning should address common stressors for college students with
Asperger Syndrome (AS), such as social relationships and activities, academics and
independence (Glennon 2001 ). Personality assessment can be used to identify and integrate student's personality strengths in academic and/or career transition planning. The research objective was to identify common individual differences in students with AS that may contribute to the difficulty of transitioning to postsecondary education. Five primary factors and two global factors showed statistically significant differences between the two groups. These results suggest their personality style may hinder socialization, communication, and self-advocacy skills. Implications are geared towards school-based professional who can utilize strategies to help mediate deleterious effects and enhance strengths associated with particular personality factors.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence; Personality assessment; College students--Psychology; School-to-work transition--Psychological aspects
Publication Date
5-9-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
School Psychology (MS)
Department, Program, or Center
Psychology (CLA)
Advisor
None provided
Recommended Citation
O'Donohue, Grace, "Identification of An Asperger Syndrome Personality Profile For Postsecondary Transition Planning" (2011). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/9347
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
SCPSYC-MS
Comments
Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at RJ506.A9 O46 2011