Autism Traits and Cognitive Performance: Mediating Roles of Sleep Disturbance, Anxiety and Depression

Autor/inn/en	McArthur, Gaynor E.; Lee, Eunro; Laycock, Robin
Titel	Autism Traits and Cognitive Performance: Mediating Roles of Sleep Disturbance, Anxiety and Depression
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (2023) 12, S.4560-4576 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Eunro) ORCID (Laycock, Robin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05742-5
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Comorbidity; Sleep; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Cognitive Ability; Short Term Memory; Executive Function; Theory of Mind + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Schlaf; Angst; Denkfähigkeit; Kurzzeitgedächtnis
Abstract	Theories about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have addressed cognitive deficits however few have examined how comorbid diagnoses, including sleep disturbance, anxiety and depression contribute to the underlying deficits. We investigated potential mediations of common ASD comorbidities in the relationship between sub-clinical autism traits and cognitive performance using an international community sample. Cognitive tasks assessed working memory [executive functioning (EF) theory], mental state attribution [theory of mind (ToM)], and global/local visual processing [weak central coherence (WCC) theory]. Structural equation modelling (SEM) demonstrated sleep disturbance and anxiety mediated the relationship of autism traits on measures of EF, but not WCC and ToM. This suggests that treating the symptoms of sleep disturbance and anxiety may lead to improvements in working memory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01