Links between traits associated with the broad autism phenotype and empathy and young adults’ ability to decode speaker intentionality / Lorna S. JAKOBSON in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 50 (June 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 50 (June 2018) . - p.11-21 Titre : Links between traits associated with the broad autism phenotype and empathy and young adults’ ability to decode speaker intentionality Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Lorna S. JAKOBSON, Auteur ; Pauline M. PEARSON, Auteur ; Zofia KOZUB, Auteur ; Colleen HARE, Auteur ; Sarah N. RIGBY, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : p.11-21 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Broad autism phenotype  Empathy  Nonverbal  Social  Emotion regulation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Expressions of social, but not non-social, traits associated with the broad autism phenotype (BAP) have been linked with social difficulties in parents of children with a formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). How subclinical expression of BAP traits are related to social communication abilities in individuals in the general population is less well understood. Method We explored relationships between social and non-social BAP traits and the ability to use multimodal, nonverbal cues to infer a speaker’s intended meaning in a general sample of university students (N?=?70). Data on the empathic abilities of, and the emotion regulation strategies used by, participants were also collected. Results After controlling for verbal IQ, accuracy in labeling speakers’ intentions was positively associated with the non-social BAP trait of rigidity (an effect that past research suggests may be mediated by superior face processing ability), and with one’s drive to empathize with the thoughts and feelings of a fictional character. We suggest that being both imaginative and motivated to engage with others may have been key to participants’ success on the task. We also observed that the participants who found sarcasm, jocularity, and white lies particularly rude were those who tended to engage in more emotional suppression – a self-regulatory strategy that negatively biases the processing and expression of affect. Conclusions Together, these results expand our understanding of personality factors that influence social communication skills, and may inform future research into the role that particular symptom clusters play in the expression of ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.03.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=356 [article] Links between traits associated with the broad autism phenotype and empathy and young adults’ ability to decode speaker intentionality [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Lorna S. JAKOBSON, Auteur ; Pauline M. PEARSON, Auteur ; Zofia KOZUB, Auteur ; Colleen HARE, Auteur ; Sarah N. RIGBY, Auteur . - 2018 . - p.11-21. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 50 (June 2018) . - p.11-21 Mots-clés : Broad autism phenotype  Empathy  Nonverbal  Social  Emotion regulation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Expressions of social, but not non-social, traits associated with the broad autism phenotype (BAP) have been linked with social difficulties in parents of children with a formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). How subclinical expression of BAP traits are related to social communication abilities in individuals in the general population is less well understood. Method We explored relationships between social and non-social BAP traits and the ability to use multimodal, nonverbal cues to infer a speaker’s intended meaning in a general sample of university students (N?=?70). Data on the empathic abilities of, and the emotion regulation strategies used by, participants were also collected. Results After controlling for verbal IQ, accuracy in labeling speakers’ intentions was positively associated with the non-social BAP trait of rigidity (an effect that past research suggests may be mediated by superior face processing ability), and with one’s drive to empathize with the thoughts and feelings of a fictional character. We suggest that being both imaginative and motivated to engage with others may have been key to participants’ success on the task. We also observed that the participants who found sarcasm, jocularity, and white lies particularly rude were those who tended to engage in more emotional suppression – a self-regulatory strategy that negatively biases the processing and expression of affect. Conclusions Together, these results expand our understanding of personality factors that influence social communication skills, and may inform future research into the role that particular symptom clusters play in the expression of ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.03.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=356

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