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University Students' Notion of Autism Spectrum Conditions: A Cross-Cultural Study
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de Vries, Marieke; Cader, Sabrina; Colleer, Lucy; Batteux, Eleonore; Yasdiman, Meryem Betul; Tan, Yih Jiun; Sheppard, Elizabeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Cultural background might influence knowledge and attitudes regarding autism, influencing willingness to interact. We studied whether beliefs, knowledge, contact, and attitude differed between the UK and Malaysia. With mediation analyses, we studied how these factors influenced willingness to interact. Autism was more often linked to food in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cultural Influences, Knowledge Level
Familiarity as a Family: Close Friendships between Malaysian Students and Their Co-National Friends in the UK
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Pazil, Nur Hafeeza Ahmad – Journal of International Students, 2019
The purpose of this study is to explore close friendships and intimacy practices of Malaysian students in the context of living abroad. Some of the new close friends, specifically co-national friends in the UK, are perceived as "family" although some of them have not yet acquired family-like qualities in their relationships. Due to the…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Friendship, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries