title: Social cognition in adolescent girls with fragile x syndrome.
abstract: This study aimed to characterize social cognition, executive functions (EFs), and everyday social functioning in adolescent girls with fragile X syndrome, and identify relationships among these variables. Participants were 20 girls with FXS and 20 age-matched typically developing peers. Results showed significant between-groups differences in social cognition, accounted for by differences in IQ and language. Within the FXS group, IQ and language were related to social cognition; parent-reported social functioning was related to language and EFs; and self-reported social functioning was generally good and not related to cognitive or social cognition variables. Results suggest that intervention might focus on managing language and cognitive contributions to social functioning, rather than social cognition, and underscore the importance of considering parent and adolescent perspectives.
authors.forename: Lyn S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Turkstra
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abbeduto
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meulenbroek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D007807:Language Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012917:Social Adjustment
keywords: adolescent; executive function; fragile X syndrome; social cognition; social outcome