Untangling Sex and Gender Differences in Impression Management and Associated Autism Features in French Autistic Adults / Wei AI in Autism Research, 19-6 (June 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 19-6 (June 2026) . - p.e70271 Titre : Untangling Sex and Gender Differences in Impression Management and Associated Autism Features in French Autistic Adults Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Wei AI, Auteur ; Andrea ANCHORDOQUI, Auteur ; Olena BOGDANOVA, Auteur ; Virginie POMIES, Auteur ; Romain COUTELLE, Auteur ; Paola ATZORI, Auteur ; Marion LEBOYER, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; Anouck AMESTOY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.e70271 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  camouflaging  gender identity  gender role expression  impression management  sex Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Some autistic individuals camouflage their behavioral differences, a phenomenon that overlaps with general impression management (IM). Few studies have examined IM in autistic people, particularly outside English-speaking countries. This study delineated the shared facets of camouflaging and IM, and used this conceptual clarification to address two knowledge gaps: (1) the respective roles of assigned-sex, gender identity, and gender role expression in explaining IM facet differences, and (2) how these facets relate to autism features across life stages. French autistic adults (N?=?291) completed self-report measures of camouflaging, concern for appropriateness, self-monitoring, and gender role expression. The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition (ADOS-2) measured childhood and adulthood autism features, respectively. Joint exploratory factor analysis extracted latent facets of camouflaging and IM measures. Hierarchical and elastic-net regressions examined how IM facets were associated with assigned-sex, gender identity, and gender role expression. Multiple regressions tested whether IM facets moderated the relationship between childhood and adulthood autism profiles. The results highlighted the multi-faceted nature of IM (as inclusive of camouflaging) and unveiled nuances beyond previously documented sex/gender differences in autistic camouflaging. We found two IM facets: ?intentional use? (purposeful IM use) and ?self-efficacy? (self-perceived IM capability). IM intentional use was greater in autistic women and gender-diverse adults than men. Greater IM self-efficacy was most strongly associated with higher communion traits (i.e., qualities of being caring and cooperative). In autistic assigned-males, greater IM self-efficacy was linked with lower adulthood autistic social communication features. The findings confer new insights into sex-related, gender-related, and potential developmental links between IM and autism profiles. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70271 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=589 [article] Untangling Sex and Gender Differences in Impression Management and Associated Autism Features in French Autistic Adults [texte imprimé] / Wei AI, Auteur ; Andrea ANCHORDOQUI, Auteur ; Olena BOGDANOVA, Auteur ; Virginie POMIES, Auteur ; Romain COUTELLE, Auteur ; Paola ATZORI, Auteur ; Marion LEBOYER, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; Anouck AMESTOY, Auteur . - p.e70271. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 19-6 (June 2026) . - p.e70271 Mots-clés : autism  camouflaging  gender identity  gender role expression  impression management  sex Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Some autistic individuals camouflage their behavioral differences, a phenomenon that overlaps with general impression management (IM). Few studies have examined IM in autistic people, particularly outside English-speaking countries. This study delineated the shared facets of camouflaging and IM, and used this conceptual clarification to address two knowledge gaps: (1) the respective roles of assigned-sex, gender identity, and gender role expression in explaining IM facet differences, and (2) how these facets relate to autism features across life stages. French autistic adults (N?=?291) completed self-report measures of camouflaging, concern for appropriateness, self-monitoring, and gender role expression. The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition (ADOS-2) measured childhood and adulthood autism features, respectively. Joint exploratory factor analysis extracted latent facets of camouflaging and IM measures. Hierarchical and elastic-net regressions examined how IM facets were associated with assigned-sex, gender identity, and gender role expression. Multiple regressions tested whether IM facets moderated the relationship between childhood and adulthood autism profiles. The results highlighted the multi-faceted nature of IM (as inclusive of camouflaging) and unveiled nuances beyond previously documented sex/gender differences in autistic camouflaging. We found two IM facets: ?intentional use? (purposeful IM use) and ?self-efficacy? (self-perceived IM capability). IM intentional use was greater in autistic women and gender-diverse adults than men. Greater IM self-efficacy was most strongly associated with higher communion traits (i.e., qualities of being caring and cooperative). In autistic assigned-males, greater IM self-efficacy was linked with lower adulthood autistic social communication features. The findings confer new insights into sex-related, gender-related, and potential developmental links between IM and autism profiles. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70271 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=589

What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People / Valeria KHUDIAKOVA ; Mishel ALEXANDROVSKY ; Wei AI ; Meng-Chuan LAI in Autism Research, 18-2 (February 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 18-2 (February 2025) . - p.273-280 Titre : What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People : Autism Research Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Valeria KHUDIAKOVA, Auteur ; Mishel ALEXANDROVSKY, Auteur ; Wei AI, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.273-280 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism camouflaging impression management mental health stigma wellbeing Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Camouflaging is an impression management strategy employed by some autistic people, widely seen as a response to the pervasive stigma surrounding autism in society. Autistic narratives and lived experiences consistently link camouflaging to anxiety, depression, suicide risks, and autistic burnout. Quantitative research is yet to determine the nature of these relationships, with a significant portion of recent studies providing inconsistent evidence. While camouflaging can be a compelled survival strategy in social environments, it might also contribute to positive outcomes such as securing employment and forming positive social relationships, implicating a complex interrelationship with mental health and wellbeing. We advocate for using a transactional impression management framework to understand camouflaging and wellbeing and address the inconsistencies in research. Through examining the transactions among a person's individual and cognitive characteristics, behavior modification strategies, and the particular social contexts they find themselves in, this framework guides new empirical research directions to delineate the relationships between camouflaging, impression management, mental health, and wellbeing. There is a need to develop multiple measures of camouflaging that delineate the motivations, ability, effortfulness, and perceived effectiveness of camouflaging and examine how a person's social behaviors are perceived in different social environments. Research should also focus on intersectionality, sociocultural influences, and diverse autistic voices to study context-sensitive camouflaging experiences across the autistic population. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3299 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=547 [article] What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People : Autism Research [texte imprimé] / Valeria KHUDIAKOVA, Auteur ; Mishel ALEXANDROVSKY, Auteur ; Wei AI, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur . - p.273-280. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 18-2 (February 2025) . - p.273-280 Mots-clés : autism camouflaging impression management mental health stigma wellbeing Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Camouflaging is an impression management strategy employed by some autistic people, widely seen as a response to the pervasive stigma surrounding autism in society. Autistic narratives and lived experiences consistently link camouflaging to anxiety, depression, suicide risks, and autistic burnout. Quantitative research is yet to determine the nature of these relationships, with a significant portion of recent studies providing inconsistent evidence. While camouflaging can be a compelled survival strategy in social environments, it might also contribute to positive outcomes such as securing employment and forming positive social relationships, implicating a complex interrelationship with mental health and wellbeing. We advocate for using a transactional impression management framework to understand camouflaging and wellbeing and address the inconsistencies in research. Through examining the transactions among a person's individual and cognitive characteristics, behavior modification strategies, and the particular social contexts they find themselves in, this framework guides new empirical research directions to delineate the relationships between camouflaging, impression management, mental health, and wellbeing. There is a need to develop multiple measures of camouflaging that delineate the motivations, ability, effortfulness, and perceived effectiveness of camouflaging and examine how a person's social behaviors are perceived in different social environments. Research should also focus on intersectionality, sociocultural influences, and diverse autistic voices to study context-sensitive camouflaging experiences across the autistic population. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3299 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=547

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