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

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