Emotional self-awareness in autism: A meta-analysis of group differences and developmental effects / Charlotte F. HUGGINS in Autism, 25-2 (February 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 25-2 (February 2021) . - p.307-321 Titre : Emotional self-awareness in autism: A meta-analysis of group differences and developmental effects Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Charlotte F. HUGGINS, Auteur ; Gemma DONNAN, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur ; Justin H.G. WILLIAMS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.307-321 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : alexithymia  autism  development  emotional awareness  mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people are thought to have difficulties with identifying and understanding their own emotions. This is referred to as emotional self-awareness. It is important to study emotional self-awareness as people who are more able to understand their own emotions, whether they are autistic or not, are more able to respond to them appropriately, as well as to identify them in other people. It has not yet been confirmed whether autistic people have difficulties with emotional self-awareness, or if any reported difficulties are actually due to the way in which emotional self-awareness is measured in autistic people. If these difficulties do exist, it is also not known when these difficulties emerge. In this research, we reviewed 47 existing studies that measured emotional self-awareness in autistic and non-autistic adults and children. We also compared studies that measured emotional self-awareness in different ways. We found that autistic adults did seem to have poorer emotional self-awareness compared to their neurotypical peers. However, this was not the case with autistic children of age 12?years and below. Instead, differences in emotional self-awareness only seemed to emerge during adolescence. Moreover, these difficulties seemed to increase with age. These results suggest that difficulties with emotional self-awareness may not be inherent in autism. Instead, they may emerge alongside the greater social and mental health difficulties that are experienced by many autistic people during adolescence. We therefore suggest that it is important to find out more about, and subsequently support, the emotional self-awareness difficulties that autistic adolescents may encounter. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361320964306 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=441 [article] Emotional self-awareness in autism: A meta-analysis of group differences and developmental effects [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Charlotte F. HUGGINS, Auteur ; Gemma DONNAN, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur ; Justin H.G. WILLIAMS, Auteur . - p.307-321. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 25-2 (February 2021) . - p.307-321 Mots-clés : alexithymia  autism  development  emotional awareness  mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people are thought to have difficulties with identifying and understanding their own emotions. This is referred to as emotional self-awareness. It is important to study emotional self-awareness as people who are more able to understand their own emotions, whether they are autistic or not, are more able to respond to them appropriately, as well as to identify them in other people. It has not yet been confirmed whether autistic people have difficulties with emotional self-awareness, or if any reported difficulties are actually due to the way in which emotional self-awareness is measured in autistic people. If these difficulties do exist, it is also not known when these difficulties emerge. In this research, we reviewed 47 existing studies that measured emotional self-awareness in autistic and non-autistic adults and children. We also compared studies that measured emotional self-awareness in different ways. We found that autistic adults did seem to have poorer emotional self-awareness compared to their neurotypical peers. However, this was not the case with autistic children of age 12?years and below. Instead, differences in emotional self-awareness only seemed to emerge during adolescence. Moreover, these difficulties seemed to increase with age. These results suggest that difficulties with emotional self-awareness may not be inherent in autism. Instead, they may emerge alongside the greater social and mental health difficulties that are experienced by many autistic people during adolescence. We therefore suggest that it is important to find out more about, and subsequently support, the emotional self-awareness difficulties that autistic adolescents may encounter. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361320964306 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=441

A systematic review of how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured when comparing autistic and non-autistic groups / C. F. HUGGINS in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 77 (September 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 77 (September 2020) . - 101612 Titre : A systematic review of how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured when comparing autistic and non-autistic groups Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : C. F. HUGGINS, Auteur ; G. DONNAN, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur ; J. H. G. WILLIAMS, Auteur Article en page(s) : 101612 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Alexithymia  Autism  Emotional self-awareness  Emotion differentiation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Poor emotional self-awareness, often referred to as ‘alexithymia’ may be a common area of difficulty in autism. However, emotional self-awareness is labelled and defined differently in various strands of research, and is often measured by self-report. These issues may influence differences in emotional self-awareness between autistic and non-autistic groups. Thus, we need to examine how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured in this literature. Method We systematically reviewed studies comparing emotional self-awareness in autistic and non-autistic participants. Forty-seven papers were identified for inclusion, and how emotional self-awareness was defined was extracted from each. Thematic analysis was conducted on extracted definitions. The measurement tools used in each paper were also reviewed, to assess the extent to which studies are reliant upon self-report. Results We identified seven key themes in definitions of emotional self-awareness, with little consistency. Also, the themes identified mapped poorly onto the tools used to measure them. Most studies relied exclusively on self-report, and few used more than one tool. Only three behavioural measurement tools were identified. Conclusion Emotional self-awareness has been variably defined by researchers in different strands of autism research. Moreover, most studies exclusively use self-report alone to measure this outcome, and this may not be reliable. To account for the multi-faceted nature of emotional self-awareness, future research would benefit from specifically defining which aspect of emotional self-awareness is under study and utilising multi-method approaches. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101612 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=432 [article] A systematic review of how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured when comparing autistic and non-autistic groups [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / C. F. HUGGINS, Auteur ; G. DONNAN, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur ; J. H. G. WILLIAMS, Auteur . - 101612. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 77 (September 2020) . - 101612 Mots-clés : Alexithymia  Autism  Emotional self-awareness  Emotion differentiation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Poor emotional self-awareness, often referred to as ‘alexithymia’ may be a common area of difficulty in autism. However, emotional self-awareness is labelled and defined differently in various strands of research, and is often measured by self-report. These issues may influence differences in emotional self-awareness between autistic and non-autistic groups. Thus, we need to examine how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured in this literature. Method We systematically reviewed studies comparing emotional self-awareness in autistic and non-autistic participants. Forty-seven papers were identified for inclusion, and how emotional self-awareness was defined was extracted from each. Thematic analysis was conducted on extracted definitions. The measurement tools used in each paper were also reviewed, to assess the extent to which studies are reliant upon self-report. Results We identified seven key themes in definitions of emotional self-awareness, with little consistency. Also, the themes identified mapped poorly onto the tools used to measure them. Most studies relied exclusively on self-report, and few used more than one tool. Only three behavioural measurement tools were identified. Conclusion Emotional self-awareness has been variably defined by researchers in different strands of autism research. Moreover, most studies exclusively use self-report alone to measure this outcome, and this may not be reliable. To account for the multi-faceted nature of emotional self-awareness, future research would benefit from specifically defining which aspect of emotional self-awareness is under study and utilising multi-method approaches. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101612 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=432

The Actions and Feelings Questionnaire in Autism and Typically Developed Adults / J. H. G. WILLIAMS in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-11 (November 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-11 (November 2017) . - p.3418-3430 Titre : The Actions and Feelings Questionnaire in Autism and Typically Developed Adults Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. H. G. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3418-3430 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Confirmatory factor analysis  Empathy  Motor cognition  Questionnaire  Sensorimotor Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Impaired motor cognition may underpin empathy problems in autism. The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ), designed to examine individual differences in motor cognition, was completed fully by 1391 adults, of whom 326 reported a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (ASC). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3 factor model. The AFQ total and 'feelings' subscale scores correlated highly with the EQ and ROC curves were similar. Our findings suggest that individual differences in empathic traits are heavily accounted for by variance in mechanisms that serve sensorimotor learning (motor cognition) in relation to emotional states. The AFQ is a self-report tool that provides a valid indicator of autism status in adult populations. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3244-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=324 [article] The Actions and Feelings Questionnaire in Autism and Typically Developed Adults [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. H. G. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; Isobel M. CAMERON, Auteur . - p.3418-3430. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-11 (November 2017) . - p.3418-3430 Mots-clés : Autism  Confirmatory factor analysis  Empathy  Motor cognition  Questionnaire  Sensorimotor Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Impaired motor cognition may underpin empathy problems in autism. The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ), designed to examine individual differences in motor cognition, was completed fully by 1391 adults, of whom 326 reported a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (ASC). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3 factor model. The AFQ total and 'feelings' subscale scores correlated highly with the EQ and ROC curves were similar. Our findings suggest that individual differences in empathic traits are heavily accounted for by variance in mechanisms that serve sensorimotor learning (motor cognition) in relation to emotional states. The AFQ is a self-report tool that provides a valid indicator of autism status in adult populations. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3244-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=324

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