Increased perceived stress is negatively associated with activities of daily living and subjective quality of life in younger, middle, and older autistic adults / Goldie A. MCQUAID in Autism Research, 15-8 (August 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 15-8 (August 2022) . - p.1535-1549 Titre : Increased perceived stress is negatively associated with activities of daily living and subjective quality of life in younger, middle, and older autistic adults Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Goldie A. MCQUAID, Auteur ; Colin H. WEISS, Auteur ; Alex Job SAID, Auteur ; Kevin A. PELPHREY, Auteur ; Nancy Raitano LEE, Auteur ; Gregory L. WALLACE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1535-1549 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Activities of Daily Living  Adult  Aged  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology  Autistic Disorder/psychology  Female  Humans  Infant, Newborn  Male  Quality of Life/psychology  Stress, Psychological/complications/epidemiology/psychology  adulthood  autism  perceived stress  subjective quality of life Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Few studies have examined self-reported perceived stress in autistic adults. Existing studies have included relatively small, predominantly male samples and have not included older autistic adults. Using a large autistic sample (N = 713), enriched for individuals designated female at birth (59.3%), and spanning younger, middle, and older adulthood, we examined perceived stress and its associations with independence in activities of daily living and subjective quality of life (QoL). Perceived stress for autistic adults designated male or female at birth was compared to their same birth-sex counterparts in a general population sample. In addition, within the autistic sample, effects of sex designated at birth, age, and their interaction were examined. Regression modeling examined associations between perceived stress and independence in activities of daily living and domains of subjective QoL in autistic adults, after controlling for age, sex designated at birth, and household income. Autistic adults reported significantly greater perceived stress than a general population comparison sample. Relative to autistic adults designated male at birth, those designated female at birth demonstrated significantly elevated perceived stress. Perceived stress contributed significantly to all regression models, with greater perceived stress associated with less independence in activities of daily living, and poorer subjective QoL across all domains-Physical, Psychological, Social, Environment, and Autism-related QoL. Findings are contextualized within the literature documenting that autistic individuals experience elevated underemployment and unemployment, heightened rates of adverse life events, and increased exposure to minority stress. LAY SUMMARY: This study looked at self-reported perceived stress in a large sample of autistic adults. Autistic adults reported more perceived stress than non-autistic adults. Autistic individuals designated female at birth reported higher stress than autistic individuals designated male at birth. In autistic adults, greater perceived stress is related to less independence in activities of daily living and poorer subjective quality of life. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2779 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=483 [article] Increased perceived stress is negatively associated with activities of daily living and subjective quality of life in younger, middle, and older autistic adults [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Goldie A. MCQUAID, Auteur ; Colin H. WEISS, Auteur ; Alex Job SAID, Auteur ; Kevin A. PELPHREY, Auteur ; Nancy Raitano LEE, Auteur ; Gregory L. WALLACE, Auteur . - p.1535-1549. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 15-8 (August 2022) . - p.1535-1549 Mots-clés : Activities of Daily Living  Adult  Aged  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology  Autistic Disorder/psychology  Female  Humans  Infant, Newborn  Male  Quality of Life/psychology  Stress, Psychological/complications/epidemiology/psychology  adulthood  autism  perceived stress  subjective quality of life Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Few studies have examined self-reported perceived stress in autistic adults. Existing studies have included relatively small, predominantly male samples and have not included older autistic adults. Using a large autistic sample (N = 713), enriched for individuals designated female at birth (59.3%), and spanning younger, middle, and older adulthood, we examined perceived stress and its associations with independence in activities of daily living and subjective quality of life (QoL). Perceived stress for autistic adults designated male or female at birth was compared to their same birth-sex counterparts in a general population sample. In addition, within the autistic sample, effects of sex designated at birth, age, and their interaction were examined. Regression modeling examined associations between perceived stress and independence in activities of daily living and domains of subjective QoL in autistic adults, after controlling for age, sex designated at birth, and household income. Autistic adults reported significantly greater perceived stress than a general population comparison sample. Relative to autistic adults designated male at birth, those designated female at birth demonstrated significantly elevated perceived stress. Perceived stress contributed significantly to all regression models, with greater perceived stress associated with less independence in activities of daily living, and poorer subjective QoL across all domains-Physical, Psychological, Social, Environment, and Autism-related QoL. Findings are contextualized within the literature documenting that autistic individuals experience elevated underemployment and unemployment, heightened rates of adverse life events, and increased exposure to minority stress. LAY SUMMARY: This study looked at self-reported perceived stress in a large sample of autistic adults. Autistic adults reported more perceived stress than non-autistic adults. Autistic individuals designated female at birth reported higher stress than autistic individuals designated male at birth. In autistic adults, greater perceived stress is related to less independence in activities of daily living and poorer subjective quality of life. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2779 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=483

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