Understanding the Contributions of Trait Autism and Anxiety to Extreme Demand Avoidance in the Adult General Population

Autor/inn/en	White, Rhianna; Livingston, Lucy A.; Taylor, Emily C.; Close, Scarlett A. D.; Shah, Punit; Callan, Mitchell J.
Titel	Understanding the Contributions of Trait Autism and Anxiety to Extreme Demand Avoidance in the Adult General Population
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (2023) 7, S.2680-2688 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (White, Rhianna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05469-3
Schlagwörter	Adults; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Anxiety; Predictor Variables; Adjustment (to Environment); Responsibility; Motivation; Behavior; Social Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Angst; Prädiktor; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Sozialpsychologie
Abstract	Autism and anxiety are thought to be related to extreme demand avoidance (EDA), which is characterised by intense avoidance of everyday demands. However, the relative importance of autism and anxiety to EDA has yet to be investigated, and little is known about EDA in adulthood. We conducted two online survey studies (Ns = 267 and 549) with adults in the general population to establish the relative importance of autistic traits and anxiety as predictors of demand avoidance, using dominance analysis. Both autistic traits and anxiety were unique and equally important predictors of demand avoidance. These findings suggest EDA is linked to autism and are consistent with the theory that demand avoidance behaviours are potentially anxiety-driven in adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01