情绪处理差异调解了年轻成年人性与自闭症特征之间的联系
Lucy A Livingston1,2, Lucy H Waldren3, Esther Walton3
1Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute Cardiff University Cardiff UK.
JCPP advances
|July 11, 2023
概括
自闭症在男性中更频繁地被诊断出来,部分原因是情绪处理的差异. 这些差异调解了性别和自闭症特征之间的联系,这表明女性有潜在的补偿作用.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 性别差异 性别差异
背景情况:
- 自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 在诊断中显示男性占主导地位.
- 这种性别差异背后的心理机制,如情绪处理,仍然不清楚.
- 研究挑战包括测量不变性和临床样本偏差.
研究的目的:
- 调查情感处理在性别和自闭症特征之间的关系中扮演的调解角色.
- 探索自闭症流行中性别差异背后的心理机制.
主要方法:
- 两项涉及1656名年轻成年人的横截面研究.
- 参与者报告了出生时分配的性别,并填写了关于情绪处理和自闭症特征的问卷.
- 自闭症测量被验证为跨性别使用.
主要成果:
- 情绪处理差异显著调解了性别和自闭症特征之间的关联.
- 男性的性别与更大的情绪处理差异有关,这与更高的自闭症特征相关.
- 在控制情绪处理后,性对自闭症特征的直接影响仍然存在.
结论:
- 情绪处理差异代表了男性自闭症患病率更高的潜在心理机制.
- 这些差异可能在雌性中具有补偿功能.
- 研究结果支持自闭症支持和诊断的性别特异性方法.
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