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Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez1, Agustín E Martínez-González2
1Area of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Teruel, Spain.
Brain Sciences
|September 28, 2024
Summary
This study found anxiety and repetitive behaviors are linked in autistic individuals across Spain and Colombia. Parental stress differs significantly by country, being higher in Colombia despite similar autism symptom presentation.
Area of Science:
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Psychology
- Cross-cultural Psychiatry
Background:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition.
- Anxiety and repetitive behaviors are common co-occurring symptoms in ASD.
- Parental stress is a significant factor impacting families with autistic children.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between anxiety, repetitive behavior, and parental stress in autistic individuals from Spain and Colombia.
- To compare levels of anxiety, repetitive behavior, and parental stress between the Spanish and Colombian samples.
- To explore potential factors contributing to cross-cultural differences in parental stress.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Comparative analysis of data from autistic individuals in Spain (n=60) and Colombia (n=58).
- Statistical analysis of anxiety, repetitive behavior, and parental stress measures.
Main Results:
- A strong positive association was found between anxiety and repetitive behavior in both Spanish and Colombian samples.
- In Spain, moderate positive associations were observed between anxiety, repetitive behavior, and parental stress.
- In Colombia, parental stress showed moderate negative associations with anxiety and repetitive behavior. Parental stress was significantly higher in the Colombian sample compared to the Spanish sample, though anxiety and repetitive behaviors did not differ between countries.
Conclusions:
- Anxiety and repetitive behaviors are consistently associated with autism across different cultural contexts.
- Parental stress levels in families with autism can vary significantly due to socio-health, economic, and cultural factors.
- Further research is needed to understand the nuanced relationship between parental stress and autism symptomology in diverse populations.
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