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Association between anger rumination and autism symptom severity, depression symptoms, aggression, and general dysregulation in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

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Patel, Shivani, Day, Taylor N, Jones, Neil, Mazefsky, Carla A·2017·Autism

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Rumination has a large direct effect on psychopathology but has received relatively little attention in autism spectrum disorder despite the propensity to perseverate in this population. This study provided initial evidence that adolescents with autism spectrum disorder self-report more anger-focused rumination than typically developing controls, though there was substantial within-group variability. Anger rumination was positively correlated with autism symptom severity with both groups combined. Future studies that include measures of perseveration on special interests are needed to understand whether anger rumination is a manifestation of a perseverative type of repetitive behavior or a distinct trait. Even when controlling for autism symptom severity, however, anger-focused rumination was associated with poorer functioning, including more depression symptoms and overall emotional and behavioral dysregulation. Therefore, further inquiry regarding anger rumination in autism spectrum disorder is clinically important, and the potential impact of rumination-focused interventions should be explored.

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  • Autism spectrum disorder people tend to present more anger, rumination and depression than controls.

    “Besides, ASD people tend to present more anger, rumination and depression than controls (50).”

    From Emotional dysregulation as a part of the autism spectrum continuum: a literature review from late childhood to adulthood (2023) · cites this paper as [50]

    The Results section (“Group differences in rumination scores”; page unavailable) reports significantly more anger rumination in the ASD group than in controls. The paper does not establish that the ASD group had more anger or depressive symptoms than controls; it reports an association between anger rumination and depressive symptoms. The Discussion also limits generalization to verbal adolescents without intellectual disability. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • ACT presents a promising alternative to CBT for autistic individuals, as it addresses some of the difficulties associated with core symptoms of autism, including lack of cognitive flexibility and perseveration or rumination.

    “ACT presents a promising alternative to CBT for autistic individuals, as it addresses some of the difficulties associated with core symptoms of autism, including lack of cognitive flexibility (Geurts et al ., 2009) and perseveration or rumination (Gotham et al ., 2014; Patel et al ., 2017).”

    From ACT-i, an insomnia intervention for autistic adults: A pilot study (2023) · cites this paper as Patel et al., 2017

  • Anger rumination was related to the presence of depression and general emotional and behavioral dysregulation in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

    “Results suggested that anger rumination was related to the presence of depression and general emotional and behavioral dysregulation in individuals with ASD (50).”

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Authors
Patel, S., Day, T. N., Jones, N., & Mazefsky, C. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Florida State University (US)
Corresponding author
Mazefsky, Carla A
Venue
Autism
Published
2016-07-09
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
181-189
ISSN
  • 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7005
OpenAlex
W2336798399
Cited by
82
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
5.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Autism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD060601, P50HD055748)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Keywords
anger rumination, autism spectrum disorder, adolescents, autism severity, depressive symptoms, aggression, emotional dysregulation, behavioral dysregulation, perseveration, interest groups, repetitive behavior
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Self-Control, Rumination, Cognitive, Adolescent, Aggression, Anger, Child, Depression, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Case-Control Studies, Young Adult

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