The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample
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In this article, the authors explored the role of alexithymia in the relationship between depression and quality of life (QOL) and found that depression is a pervasive negative predictor of multiple QOL domains.About:
This article is published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.The article was published on 2022-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alexithymia & Alexithymia.read more
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Adolescence internalizing problems as a mediator between autism diagnosis in childhood and quality of life in emerging adults with and without autism: a 10-year longitudinal study
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors looked at the role of adolescence internalizing and externalizing problems in mediating the relationship between having an autism diagnosis from childhood and perceived quality of life as emerging adults.
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Discrimination and victimization as mediators between social support and psychological distress in autistic adults
Nuria Jeanneret,Isabelle Courcy,Vicki Caron,Mathieu Giroux,Lucila Guerrero,Mélanie Ouimet,Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc,Isabelle Soulières +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , a cross-sectional online survey was conducted to provide information on psychological distress (Kessler K6), characteristics of personal social support network, utilization and access to social and professional support, diagnosis and health conditions, and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
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Internalizing Problems as a Mediator for Quality of Life in Emerging Adults with and without Autism. A 10- year longitudinal study
TL;DR: In this article , the mediating role of internalizing and externalizing problems on the relationship between having an autism diagnosis and perceived quality of life in a longitudinal design was examined, and the results revealed a significant effect of autism on quality of living.
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Autistic traits in the general population: a twin study.
TL;DR: The data indicate that the social deficits characteristic of autism spectrum disorders are common, and it may be arbitrary where cutoffs are made between research designations of being "affected" vs "unaffected" with a pervasive developmental disorder.
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Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community
Lorcan Kenny,Caroline Hattersley,Bonnie Molins,Carole Buckley,Carol Povey,Elizabeth Pellicano +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that there is no single way of describing autism that is universally accepted and preferred by the UK’s autism community and that some disagreements appear deeply entrenched.
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Validation of PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 to Screen for Major Depression in the Primary Care Population
Bruce Arroll,Felicity Goodyear-Smith,Sue Crengle,Jane Gunn,Ngaire Kerse,Tana Fishman,Karen Falloon,Simon Hatcher +7 more
TL;DR: The largest validation study of the 2- and 9-question Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9) in primary care settings is reported, reporting good sensitivity but poor specificity in detecting major depression.
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Objective and subjective quality of life : An interactive model
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between objective and subjective quality of life indicators is discussed and it is shown that the interaction of these variables occurs within a system that homeostatically maintains subjective QOL within a narrow range.
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Depression is strongly associated with alexithymia in the general population.
TL;DR: It is suggested that alexithymia has a close relationship to depression in the general population, and the impact of social factors on alexityymia may be primarily explained by depression.