Diagnostic- and Sex-Based Differences in Depression Symptoms in Autistic and Neurotypical Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Schwartzman, Jessica M.; Williams, Zachary J.; Corbett, Blythe A.
Titel	Diagnostic- and Sex-Based Differences in Depression Symptoms in Autistic and Neurotypical Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 1, S.256-269 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schwartzman, Jessica M.) ORCID (Williams, Zachary J.) ORCID (Corbett, Blythe A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211025895
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Differences; Early Adolescents; Clinical Diagnosis; Severity (of Disability); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Incidence; Drug Therapy; Individual Characteristics; Self Esteem; Psychological Patterns; Interpersonal Relationship; Tennessee (Nashville); Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schweregrad; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Vorkommen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Prevalence rates of depression are higher in autistic youth than neurotypical peers, yet the effects of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and sex on depressive symptom severity remain incompletely understood, particularly in specific age groups. Using the Children's Depression Inventory, Second Edition, this study explored diagnostic- and sex-based differences in depressive symptom severity in a sample of 212 autistic and neurotypical early adolescents (10:0-13:5 years). Significant group differences were found according to autism spectrum disorder diagnosis [d = 0.587, 95% confidence interval (0.308, 0.867)] and sex [d = 0.365, 95% confidence interval (0.089, 0.641)], with more depressive symptoms endorsed in the autism spectrum disorder and female groups. However, the interaction of diagnosis and sex was not significant, suggesting an additive risk of autism spectrum disorder status and female sex. Item-level analyses showed diagnostic differences on nearly half of the CDI-2 items with higher severity in the autism spectrum disorder group (Probability of Superiority range = 0.42-0.65), differences within the sexes, and differences by diagnosis, which persisted when limiting analyses to children with high levels of depressive symptoms. A more nuanced understanding of symptom endorsement and the roles of diagnosis and sex may uncover salient intervention targets for depression in the unique context of autism spectrum disorder. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01