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Satisfaction with Social Connectedness Is Associated with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Neurodiverse First-Semester College Students
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Erin E. McKenney; Jared K. Richards; Talena C. Day; Steven M. Brunwasser; Claudia L. Cucchiara; Bella Kofner; Rachel G. McDonald; Kristen Gillespie-Lynch; Jenna Lamm; Erin Kang; Matthew D. Lerner; Katherine O. Gotham – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Social difficulties and mental health are primary behavioral health concerns in autistic young adults, perhaps especially during key life transitions such as entering college. This study evaluated how dissatisfaction with social connectedness may predict and/or maintain depression and anxiety symptoms in neurodiverse, first-semester, undergraduate…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Social Attention in Anorexia Nervosa and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Role of Social Motivation
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Kerr-Gaffney, Jess; Jones, Emily; Mason, Luke; Hayward, Hannah; Murphy, Declan; Loth, Eva; Tchanturia, Kate – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Research suggests a relationship between anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder. The aim of the current study was to examine social attention in anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder compared with age- and sex-matched typically developing groups, and to examine whether lowered social motivation could explain reductions in social…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Influences, Attention
Alexithymic and Autistic Traits: Relevance for Comorbid Depression and Social Phobia in Adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Albantakis, Laura; Brandi, Marie-Luise; Zillekens, Imme Christina; Henco, Lara; Weindel, Leonie; Thaler, Hanna; Schliephake, Lena; Timmermans, Bert; Schilbach, Leonhard – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
High alexithymic traits and psychiatric comorbidities such as depression and social phobia are frequently observed among adults with autism spectrum disorder. In this study, we tested whether alexithymic and/or autistic traits are risk factors for depressive and social phobic symptoms in adults with autism spectrum disorder (n = 122), patients…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
The Role of Loneliness as a Mediator between Autism Features and Mental Health among Autistic Young Adults
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Schiltz, Hillary K.; McVey, Alana J.; Dolan Wozniak, Bridget; Haendel, Angela D.; Stanley, Rachel; Arias, Alexis; Gordon, Nakia; Van Hecke, Amy Vaughan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and depression. These mental health concerns are often tied to social experiences, such that mental well-being can be supported by social connection and deteriorated by loneliness. The mediating role of social and emotional loneliness (i.e. social isolation and lack of emotional attachment, respectively)…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Autistic Adults: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study in a Psychiatric Outpatient Setting
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Pahnke, Johan; Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus; Andersson, Gerhard; Bjureberg, Johan; Jokinen, Jussi; Bohman, Benjamin; Lundgren, Tobias – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic adults are at risk of stress-related psychiatric disorders and reduced life quality due to social, cognitive, and perceptual challenges. Mental health interventions adapted to autistic adults are scarce. Acceptance and commitment therapy has preliminarily indicated health benefits in autistic adults, although it has not been robustly…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinics, Psychiatry
Shall We Do This Together? Social Gaze Influences Action Control in a Comparison Group, but Not in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism
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Schilbach, Leonhard; Eickhoff, Simon B.; Cieslik, Edna C.; Kuzmanovic, Bojana; Vogeley, Kai – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Perceiving someone else's gaze shift toward an object can influence how this object will be manipulated by the observer, suggesting a modulatory effect of a gaze-based social context on action control. High-functioning autism (HFA) is characterized by impairments of social interaction, which may be associated with an inability to automatically…
Descriptors: Cues, Reaction Time, Autism, Social Cognition