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    Autistic traits and psychosocial predictors of depressive symptoms

    Date
    2022-04-07
    Author
    Camus, Lorna
    Jones, Kirsty
    O'Dowd, Emily
    Auyeung, Bonnie
    Rajendran, Gnanathusharan
    Stewart, Mary
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    Camus, L., Jones, K., O'Dowd, E., Auyeung, B., Rajendran, G., Prof, & Stewart, M. (2022). Autistic traits and psychosocial predictors of depressive symptoms. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h9tqa
    Abstract
    Higher rates of depression and of depressed mood are associated with autistic traits, and both are associated with social interaction factors, such as social self-efficacy, social motivation and loneliness. This study examined whether these social factors explain the association between autistic traits and depression. 658 participants’ data were collected via an online survey. A mediation analysis found the relationship between autistic traits and depressive symptoms was fully mediated by the other three factors, forming a pathway from autistic traits, to social self-efficacy, to social motivation, to loneliness and finally to depressive symptoms. These results suggest that targeting social self-efficacy may break this pathway and disrupt this relationship. Interventions targeting supporting positive social interaction should be considered.
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/12760
    Official URL
    https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h9tqa
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