Emotional dysregulation and uncertainty intolerance as transdiagnostic mediators of anxiety in adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability
| Autor: | Domingo García-Villamisar, Araceli del Pozo Armentia, John Dattilo, Gema P. Sáez-Suanes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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030506 rehabilitation Autism Spectrum Disorder Psychological intervention Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences Intellectual Disability mental disorders Intellectual disability Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 05 social sciences Uncertainty Emotional regulation Executive functions Emotional dysregulation medicine.disease Comorbidity Anxiety Disorders Clinical Psychology Autism medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Research in developmental disabilities. 106 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3379 |
| Popis: | Background There is extensive documentation supporting the comorbidity of anxiety and autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Transdiagnostic factors such as executive functions, emotion regulation, and uncertainty intolerance are associated with anxiety in ASD. Aim The primary aim of this paper is to study anxiety symptoms in adults with ASD and ID and their relationship with transdiagnostic variables. Method 121 adults (M = 35.46 years, SD = 9.46) with ASD and intellectual disabilities (ID) were evaluated to determine the predictive and mediating role of executive functioning, emotional regulation and intolerance to uncertainty. Results Hierarchical linear regression showed uncertainty intolerance was a predictor of anxiety. A multiple mediation analysis supported the mediating role of uncertainty intolerance and emotional regulation between ASD and anxiety. Conclusions and implications These findings suggest that interventions designed to reduce anxiety symptoms in people with ASD and ID should include among their goals emotional regulation and especially intolerance of uncertainty. |
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