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Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation

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Morie, Kristen P., Jackson, Scott, Zhai, Zu Wei, Potenza, Marc N., Dritschel, Barbara·2019·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have co-morbid anxiety and depression. Alexithymia and emotion regulation difficulties are commonly seen in individuals with ASD and in mood disorders. We hypothesized that alexithymia and emotional regulation would mediate the relationship between autistic features and anxiety/depression symptom severity. We collected data about emotional regulation, alexithymia, autistic symptoms and depression/anxiety in a sample of 64 young adults with ASD. We constructed two serial multiple mediator models, using autistic features as the independent variable and anxiety/depression symptoms as outcome variables. The serial relationship between alexithymia and emotional regulation mediated associations between autistic features and depression and anxiety, separately. The findings suggest that targeting alexithymia may benefit therapies designed to alleviate mood disorders in ASD.

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Authors: Morie, K. P., Jackson, S., Zhai, Z. W., Potenza, M. N., & Dritschel, B.
Affiliations: Yale University (US)
Middlebury College (US)
University of St Andrews (GB)
Corresponding author: Morie, Kristen P.
Jackson, Scott
ORCID: Morie, Kristen P.
Jackson, Scott
Zhai, Zu Wei
Potenza, Marc N.
Dritschel, Barbara
Venue: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2019-04-26
Volume: 49
Issue: 7
Pages: 2935-2945
ISSN: 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04020-1
PMC: PMC7375152
OpenAlex: W2940821081
Semantic Scholar: 0bf2e4626f790a1978811c079165783e097b5744
Cited by: 104
References: 73
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 6.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01DA042937)
National Institutes of Health (MH018268-31, MH018268-33)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: high-functioning autism, autism spectrum disorder, mood disorders, alexithymia, emotion regulation, anxiety, depression, autistic traits, young adults, mediation
MeSH terms: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Adult, Affective Symptoms, Aged, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Comorbidity, Mood Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Young Adult, Self Report

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