Temperament influences the relationship between symptom severity and adaptive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder
| العنوان: | Temperament influences the relationship between symptom severity and adaptive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder |
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| المؤلفون: | Ann Thompson, Connor M. Kerns, Eric Duku, Vivian Lee, Teresa Bennett, Joanne Volden, Wendy J. Ungar, Mayada Elsabbagh, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Peter Szatmari, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Isabel M. Smith, Charlotte Waddell, Stelios Georgiades, Tracy Vaillancourt, Pat Mirenda |
| المصدر: | Autism. 24:2057-2070 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Autism Spectrum Disorder, media_common.quotation_subject, Individuality, Predictor variables, Peer Group, Adaptive functioning, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology, medicine, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Big Five personality traits, Child, Temperament, media_common, 05 social sciences, Symptom severity, medicine.disease, Phenotype, Autism spectrum disorder, Autism, Construct (philosophy), Psychology, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, 050104 developmental & child psychology, Clinical psychology |
| الوصف: | Temperament is a construct that is relatively stable over time but varies between individuals. Research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder have a ‘reactive’ temperament profile when compared to peers with or without disabilities. However, our understanding of how temperament varies within children with autism and how it relates to child symptoms and outcomes is limited. This study aimed to (a) explore the variation of individual temperament traits within a sample of school-aged children with autism to determine whether subgroups of children with similar trait profiles emerge and (b) examine whether temperament influences the relationship between autism symptoms and adaptive functioning outcomes. Results revealed that children with autism can be classified empirically into two distinct profiles – ‘Even’ and ‘Reactive’ temperaments. Correlational and hierarchical regression analyses indicated that both temperament profiles and baseline symptom severity predicted adaptive functioning outcomes 1 year later. There was a significant interaction between temperament and symptom severity, suggesting temperament can influence the impact of increasing symptom severity on adaptive functioning skills in children with autism. Study findings highlight the importance of considering temperament in understanding the individual differences that influence the development of daily functioning and developmental outcomes in children with autism. Lay Abstract Temperament is often thought of as behavioural traits that are relatively stable over time but can vary between individuals. Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are often characterized as having ‘reactive’ and ‘negative’ temperaments when compared to same-aged peers with or without disabilities, which can negatively impact the development of adaptive functioning skills but little is known about variations of temperament between individual children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This study aimed to (a) explore the variation of individual temperament traits within a sample of school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder to determine whether subgroups with similar trait profiles emerge and (b) examine whether temperament influences the relationship between autism symptoms and adaptive functioning outcomes. Results from our dataset suggest that children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder fit under two profiles: ‘even’ and ‘reactive’. Furthermore, our analysis shows that temperament can influence the impact of increasing symptom severity on adaptive functioning skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. Study findings highlight the importance of considering temperament when trying to understand the individual differences that influence the development of functioning and developmental outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder. |
| تدمد: | 1461-7005 1362-3613 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1362361320933048 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::2f3054428eb165760ba6656e36100e26 https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320933048 |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....2f3054428eb165760ba6656e36100e26 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14617005 13623613 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/1362361320933048 |