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Emotion Control Predicts Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Boys With and Without an Autism
Marieke G N Bos1, Sofia Diamantopoulou2, Lex Stockmann3
1Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden, The Netherlands. m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
|March 8, 2018
Summary
Worry and rumination predict externalizing problems in boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This pattern also applies to internalizing and externalizing issues in both boys with and without ASD over time.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is frequently associated with co-occurring emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents.
- Understanding the developmental pathways of these problems is crucial for effective intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between emotion control facets (negative emotionality, emotion awareness, worry/rumination) and the emergence of internalizing and externalizing problems.
- To examine these associations longitudinally in boys with and without ASD.
Main Methods:
- A longitudinal study followed 157 boys (aged 9-15) with and without ASD over 1.5 years across three data collection waves.
- Statistical analyses examined baseline emotion control predictors and developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems.
Main Results:
- Baseline worry/rumination specifically predicted later externalizing problems in boys with ASD.
- The developmental trajectory of worry/rumination predicted the development of both internalizing and externalizing problems in both ASD and non-ASD groups.
Conclusions:
- Worry/rumination may function as a transdiagnostic factor contributing to both internalizing and externalizing problems.
- These findings highlight the importance of addressing worry and rumination in clinical and research settings for boys with and without ASD.
Keywords:
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