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01-03-2011 | Original Paper

Interpretation of Ambiguous Situations: Evidence for a Dissociation Between Social and Physical Threat in Williams Syndrome

Auteurs: Helen F. Dodd, Melanie A. Porter

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 3/2011

Abstract

Williams syndrome (WS) is associated with an unusual profile of anxiety, characterised by increased rates of non-social anxiety but not social anxiety (Dodd and Porter, J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil 2(2):89–109, 2009). The present research examines whether this profile of anxiety is associated with an interpretation bias for ambiguous physical, but not social, situations. Sixteen participants with WS, aged 13–34 years, and two groups of typically developing controls matched to the WS group on chronological age (CA) and mental age (MA), participated. Consistent with the profile of anxiety reported in WS, the WS group were significantly more likely to interpret an ambiguous physical situation as threatening than both control groups. However, no between-group differences were found on the ambiguous social situations.

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Example physical threat situation: You are walking to a friend’s house when a big dog comes towards you. What do you think the dog is going to do? Threat interpretation: The dog is going to bite you. Non-threat interpretation: The dog wants to sniff you and have a pat. Example social threat situation: You’re having a party that starts at 3 o’clock, it’s just after 3 o’clock and no one is there yet. What do you think? Threat interpretation: No-one wants to come to the party, Non-threat interpretation: They’re running a bit late.

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Titel: Interpretation of Ambiguous Situations: Evidence for a Dissociation Between Social and Physical Threat in Williams Syndrome
Auteurs: Helen F. Dodd
Melanie A. Porter
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1048-1

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