Autistic traits and negative emotions in the general population during COVID-19: Mediating roles of the behavioural immune system and COVID-19 risk perception.
Psychiatry Res
; 300: 113918, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1164351
ABSTRACT
Identifying the susceptibility factors of the emotional response to COVID-19 is highly significant for the psychological epidemic-crisis intervention, and autistic-related traits (ATs) is likely to be one of the candidate factors. The current study explored the relationships between ATs, emotional response to COVID-19, and the behavioural immune system (BIS) measured by trait pathogen avoidance and COVID-19 risk perception in the general population. The results showed that ATs predicted increased negative emotions directly and indirectly by enhancing the activation tendency of BIS and COVID-19 risk perception. The findings provide a candidate hypothesis for the reaction characteristics to pathogen threats in individuals with ASD and expand the understanding of individual differences in response to COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Perception
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Autistic Disorder
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Emotions
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Res
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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J.psychres.2021.113918
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