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A Systematic Literature Review of Emotion Regulation Measurement in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Weiss, Jonathan A., Thomson, Kendra, Chan, Lisa·2014·Autism Research

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Emotion regulation (ER) difficulties are a potential common factor underlying the presentation of multiple emotional and behavioral problems in individuals with A utism S pectrum D isorder (ASD). To provide an overview of how ER has been studied in individuals with ASD, we conducted a systematic review of the past 20 years of ER research in the ASD population, using established keywords from the most comprehensive ER literature review of the typically developing population to date. Out of an initial sampling of 305 studies, 32 were eligible for review. We examined the types of methods (self‐report, informant report, naturalistic observation/ behavior coding, physiological, and open‐ended) and the ER constructs based on G ross and T hompson's modal model (situation selection, situation modification, attention deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation). Studies most often assessed ER using one type of method and from a unidimensional perspective. Across the 32 studies, we documented the types of measures used and found that 38% of studies used self‐report, 44% included an informant report measure, 31% included at least one naturalistic observation/behavior coding measure, 13% included at least one physiological measure, and 13% included at least one open‐ended measure. Only 25% of studies used more than one method of measurement. The findings of the current review provide the field with an in‐depth analysis of various ER measures and how each measure taps into an ER framework. Future research can use this model to examine ER in a multicomponent way and through multiple methods. Autism Res 2014, 7: 629–648. © 2014 The Authors. Autism Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Autism Research

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  • Emotional difficulties such as emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and empathy deficits have been observed in a wide range of conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, OCD, depression, and Huntington's Disease.

    “Evidence also suggests that affective impairments exist in disorders beyond depression; emotional difficulties such as emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and empathy deficits have been observed in a wide range of conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (Harms et al., 2010; Harmsen, 2019; Weiss, Thomson, and Chan, 2014), ADHD (Friedman et al., 2003), Feeding and Eating Disorders (Brew”

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    The Abstract reports emotion-regulation problems in people with ASD, and the Modal Model of ER section says they have difficulty recognizing their own and others’ emotions. The passages found do not establish empathy deficits; a reference title concerning empathising is not itself evidence of that finding. This citation is attached to ASD, not to the other listed conditions. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  1. Srivastava, S., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2011). Optimism- pessimism and emotional competence measures of parents of children with symptoms of autism. Indian Journal of Com- munity Psychology, 7, 130-138.

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Authors
Weiss, J. A., Thomson, K., & Chan, L.
Affiliations
York University (CA)
Corresponding author
Weiss, Jonathan A.
Venue
Autism Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-10-24
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
629-648
ISSN
  • 1939-3792 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-3806
OpenAlex
W1496949369
Cited by
132
References
154
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Autism Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • York University Digital Library (York University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Spectrum of Hope Autism Foundation and the Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
emotion regulation, autism spectrum disorder, situation selection, situation modification, attentional deployment, cognitive change, response modulation, self-report measures, informant reports, naturalistic observation, physiological measures, multimethod assessment
MeSH terms
Affective Symptoms, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Emotions, Humans

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