ArticlePCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2025
Peer-shared hobbies and quality of life in boys with autism spectrum disorder: An exploratory cross-sectional study in Japan.
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- Parent-child discrepancies in screening for Internet Gaming Disorder: Evidence from a clinical sample of Japanese adolescents.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Peer-shared hobbies and quality of life in boys with autism spectrum disorder: An exploratory cross-sectional study in Japan.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
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Aim: In adolescence, peer relationships and leisure engagement become central to well-being. This study aimed to characterize the hobbies of boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and examine whether engagement in peer-shared hobbies is associated with higher quality of life (QOL) across school stages (upper elementary vs. middle school). Methods: This exploratory cross-sectional study included boys with ASD in Japan ( Results: Many boys expressed a desire to play with friends, but only 36.8% of upper elementary boys and 21.2% of middle school boys did so. Middle school boys with peer-shared hobbies showed higher unadjusted total QOL than those without such hobbies (e.g., Conclusion: Findings suggest that hobby-based engagement with peers may be an important-but underrealized-pathway to better QOL in boys with autism. Larger, preregistered studies are warranted to confirm these associations and inform interventions that leverage shared hobbies as a scaffold for social connection and well-being.
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