The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents / Melissa STRANG in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 112 (April 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 112 (April 2024) . - p.102334 Titre : The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Melissa STRANG, Auteur ; Caitlin M. MACMILLAN, Auteur ; Claire M. BROWN, Auteur ; Merrilyn HOOLEY, Auteur ; Mark A. STOKES, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.102334 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Self-esteem  Cognitive Alexithymia  Affective Alexithymia  Adolescence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Research suggests autistic adolescents experience lower self-esteem and higher cognitive alexithymia than non-autistic adolescents. Heightened cognitive alexithymia has been associated with lower self-esteem in non-autistic adolescents but remains unexamined in autistic populations. This study aimed to examine whether autism diagnosis and alexithymia subscales significantly predicted self-esteem. Method Data were collected from 102 participants (53 autistic and 49 non-autistic adolescents) using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire, and the Autism Quotient. Results Our results found that compared to non-autistic adolescents, autistic adolescents report lower self-esteem (F(1, 99)= 8.79, p < .005, ?2= .08), and higher cognitive alexithymia (F(1, 99)= 22.51, p < .001, ?2= .19), but not affective alexithymia (F(1, 99)= .50, p = .481, ?2< .01). Additionally, we found evidence that autism diagnosis (b=?2.86, SE=0.99, p = .005) and cognitive alexithymia (b=?0.30, SE=0.10, p = .003), but not affective alexithymia, predicted lower self-esteem. The addition of cognitive alexithymia to the model removed the significance of diagnosis (b=?1.31, SE=1.02, p = .201). This model accounted for 26% of variance (R2=.26, F(7, 94)= 4.77, p < .001). Exploratory mediation analysis revealed that cognitive alexithymia significantly mediated the relationship between autistic traits and self-esteem (b=?0.10, SE=0.03, CI[?0.16, ?0.49], p < .001), accounting for 22.93% of variance, and removing any direct effect. Conclusion The results suggest that autistic adolescents experiencing difficulties identifying emotions are more likely to have lower self-esteem than autistic adolescents that report less difficulty identifying emotions. Assessing autistic adolescents for alexithymia and providing support to identify emotions may result in more effective support for low self-esteem. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102334 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=523 [article] The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Melissa STRANG, Auteur ; Caitlin M. MACMILLAN, Auteur ; Claire M. BROWN, Auteur ; Merrilyn HOOLEY, Auteur ; Mark A. STOKES, Auteur . - p.102334. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 112 (April 2024) . - p.102334 Mots-clés : Autism  Self-esteem  Cognitive Alexithymia  Affective Alexithymia  Adolescence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Research suggests autistic adolescents experience lower self-esteem and higher cognitive alexithymia than non-autistic adolescents. Heightened cognitive alexithymia has been associated with lower self-esteem in non-autistic adolescents but remains unexamined in autistic populations. This study aimed to examine whether autism diagnosis and alexithymia subscales significantly predicted self-esteem. Method Data were collected from 102 participants (53 autistic and 49 non-autistic adolescents) using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire, and the Autism Quotient. Results Our results found that compared to non-autistic adolescents, autistic adolescents report lower self-esteem (F(1, 99)= 8.79, p < .005, ?2= .08), and higher cognitive alexithymia (F(1, 99)= 22.51, p < .001, ?2= .19), but not affective alexithymia (F(1, 99)= .50, p = .481, ?2< .01). Additionally, we found evidence that autism diagnosis (b=?2.86, SE=0.99, p = .005) and cognitive alexithymia (b=?0.30, SE=0.10, p = .003), but not affective alexithymia, predicted lower self-esteem. The addition of cognitive alexithymia to the model removed the significance of diagnosis (b=?1.31, SE=1.02, p = .201). This model accounted for 26% of variance (R2=.26, F(7, 94)= 4.77, p < .001). Exploratory mediation analysis revealed that cognitive alexithymia significantly mediated the relationship between autistic traits and self-esteem (b=?0.10, SE=0.03, CI[?0.16, ?0.49], p < .001), accounting for 22.93% of variance, and removing any direct effect. Conclusion The results suggest that autistic adolescents experiencing difficulties identifying emotions are more likely to have lower self-esteem than autistic adolescents that report less difficulty identifying emotions. Assessing autistic adolescents for alexithymia and providing support to identify emotions may result in more effective support for low self-esteem. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102334 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=523

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