Autistic traits and negative emotions in the general population during COVID-19: Mediating roles of the behavioural immune system and COVID-19 risk perception

被引：10
作者：
Zhao, Xudong [1 ,2 ]
Shi, Wendian [2 ]
Li, Xiujun [2 ]
Li, Wenrui [2 ]
Li, Chunbo [1 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Med, Shanghai Mental Hlth Ctr, Shanghai Key Lab Psychot Disorders, Shanghai, Peoples R China
[2] Shanghai Normal Univ, Sch Educ, Dept Psychol, Shanghai, Peoples R China
[3] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Inst Psychol & Behav Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China
来源：
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH | 2021年 / 300卷
关键词：
Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic traits; Negative emotions; Behavioural immune system; Perceived risk; COVID-19; SPECTRUM QUOTIENT AQ; PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE; FUNCTIONING AUTISM; CHILDREN; ADULTS; DYSFUNCTION; DISORDER; ANXIETY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113918
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
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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