Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Jonas G.; Bartholomay, Kristi L.; Lee, Cindy H.; Bruno, Jennifer L.; Lightbody, Amy A.; Reiss, Allan L.
Titel	Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 5, S.2213-2223 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Miller, Jonas G.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05105-6
Schlagwörter	Empathy; Females; Genetic Disorders; Intellectual Disability; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Separation Anxiety; Resilience (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empathie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Trennungsangst
Abstract	We tested whether empathy is impaired and associated with anxiety in girls with fragile X syndrome (FXS). We measured parent-reported empathy and self-reported anxiety in young girls with FXS and in a developmentally-matched comparison group. Girls with FXS received higher parent-reported scores on cognitive and affective empathy but also self-reported more severe anxiety symptoms, particularly separation anxiety and phobia symptoms, than girls in the comparison group. Girls with FXS who received higher cognitive empathy scores, however, appeared buffered against risk for separation anxiety and phobia symptoms. Girls with FXS experience elevated empathy and anxiety relative to their developmentally-matched peers. Higher cognitive empathy in girls with FXS may indicate resilience against specific forms of anxiety that are commonly observed in FXS. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01