ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
- autism; behavioral disorder; gender-role behavior; adaptation; self-concept
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2024-78-2-133-140
- Pages 133-140
The article is devoted to the analysis of the influence of sex-role behavior on the adaptation and self-concept of adolescents with autism. Autism spectrum disorder (hereinafter «autism») is characterized by difficulties in social reciprocity, social communication, flexibility, and sensory processing. The concepts of adaptation, sex-role behavior, and gender identification are defined. Today, it is relevant to study the influence of psychological gender on the self-concept, in particular, autistic children. Self-concept in psychological science is defined as a system of a person's ideas about himself in connection with his assessment. Thus, its structure includes three components: cognitive - an idea of one's behavior, abilities, appearance and social significance; emotional - self-esteem, self-love; and evaluative - volitional - the desire to increase self-esteem and gain respect. In addition, the definition of the self-concept as a set of a person's attitudes towards himself remains widespread. Adolescent adaptation has been shown to be driven by sex-role behavior and how girls and boys define themselves in the context of gender
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