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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2025

Associations Between Social Functioning and Indicators of University Student Engagement.

Marco Turi, Rocco Servidio, Giovanna Esposito, Flaviana Tenuta, Lorena Montesano, Andrea De Giacomo, Antonella Valenti, Maria Francesca Freda, Linda S Pagani, Francesco Craig

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Marco TuriDepartment of Human and Social Studies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4495-0804
Rocco ServidioDepartment of Cultures, Education and Society, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4587-0363
Giovanna EspositoDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4926-108X
Flaviana TenutaDepartment of Cultures, Education and Society, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Lorena MontesanoDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Andrea De GiacomoDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neurosciences (DiBraiN), "Aldo Moro" University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3454-1679
Antonella ValentiDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Maria Francesca FredaDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2529-2279
Linda S PaganiSchool of Psycho-Education, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7323-1959
Francesco CraigDepartment of Cultures, Education and Society, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3454-6653

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Abstract

Less socially adaptive behaviors have often been underestimated in university students, with limited research addressing their impact on academic functioning. This study aimed to identify distinct profiles of social functioning difficulties in university students and to examine their associations with academic engagement, learning difficulties, and psychological distress. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted with 540 undergraduate university students (mean age = 23.06, SD = 6.53; 89.7% female). Participants completed standardized self-report assessments of social functioning (SRS-2), academic engagement (SAES), learning difficulties (Vinegrad Plus), and psychological distress (GAD-7, PHQ-9). Latent profile analysis (LPA), based on ASD-related traits, revealed two latent profiles: one reflecting non-social functioning difficulties (311 participants, 57.6%-Profile 1) and another reflecting social functioning difficulties (229 participants, 42.4%-Profile 2), while binomial regression analyses examined their associations with academic outcomes. Participants in Profile 2 scored significantly higher than those in Profile 1 across all SRS-2 variables-awareness, cognition, communication, motivation, and restricted interests and repetitive behavior (

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academic engagementbroad autism phenotypepsychological distresssocial functioninguniversity student

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PMID40558842
PMCPMC12191958

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