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23-06-2017 | S.I. : Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Psychophysiological and Behavioral Responses to a Novel Intruder Threat Task for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Auteurs: Mikle South, Katherine M. Taylor, Tiffani Newton, Megan Christensen, Nathan K. Jamison, Paul Chamberlain, Oliver Johnston, Michael J. Crowley, J. Dee Higley

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2017

Abstract

We measured skin conductance response (SCR) to escalating levels of a direct social threat from a novel, ecologically-relevant experimental paradigm, the Intruder Threat Task. We simultaneously evaluated the contribution of social symptom severity and behavioral movement. Children with AS group showed less psychophysiological reactivity to social threat than controls across all three phases of the experiment. In the AS group, greater social impairment was significantly associated with reduced SCR. However, movement activity predicted SCR while diagnosis did not. Research and treatment need to account for the complex interplay of emotional reactivity and social behavior in AS. Psychophysiology studies of AS should consider the impact of possible confounds such as movement.

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Titel: Psychophysiological and Behavioral Responses to a Novel Intruder Threat Task for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Auteurs: Mikle South
Katherine M. Taylor
Tiffani Newton
Megan Christensen
Nathan K. Jamison
Paul Chamberlain
Oliver Johnston
Michael J. Crowley
J. Dee Higley
Publicatiedatum: 23-06-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2017
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3195-0

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