成年自闭症患者的自我同情、伪装与心理健康
Self-Compassion, Camouflaging, and Mental Health in Autistic Adults.
作者信息
Galvin John, Aguolu Patricia, Amos Alice, Bayne Fran, Hamza Fatimah, Alcock Louisa
机构信息
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
出版信息
Autism Adulthood. 2025 May 28;7(3):324-332. doi: 10.1089/aut.2023.0110. eCollection 2025 Jun.
BACKGROUND
Previous research shows that symptoms of anxiety and depression are positively correlated with camouflaging and negatively correlated with self-compassion in autistic adults. However, no study to date has considered the inter-relationships between autistic traits, camouflaging, self-compassion, and mental health in autistic adults.
METHODS
In this study, autistic adults ( = 294) completed demographics (sex, age, and ethnicity), the Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Camouflaging Autistic Traits-Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.
RESULTS
We found a negative correlation between social camouflaging and self-compassion ( = -0.483, < 0.001). Serial mediation analyses revealed that camouflaging and self-compassion may indirectly influence the association between autistic traits and mental health outcomes both independently and through each other.
CONCLUSIONS
The findings of this research provide greater insight into the mental health experiences of autistic adults and can inform the development of tailored interventions that target camouflaging and self-compassion.
背景
先前的研究表明，在成年自闭症患者中，焦虑和抑郁症状与掩饰行为呈正相关，与自我同情呈负相关。然而，迄今为止，尚无研究探讨成年自闭症患者的自闭症特征、掩饰行为、自我同情和心理健康之间的相互关系。
方法
在本研究中，294名成年自闭症患者完成了人口统计学信息（性别、年龄和种族）、自闭症谱系商数、自闭症特征掩饰问卷、自我同情量表、广泛性焦虑障碍-7量表、患者健康问卷-9和利博维茨社交焦虑量表。
结果
我们发现社交掩饰与自我同情之间呈负相关（r = -0.483，p < 0.001）。系列中介分析表明，掩饰行为和自我同情可能通过彼此并独立地间接影响自闭症特征与心理健康结果之间的关联。
结论
本研究结果为深入了解成年自闭症患者的心理健康状况提供了更多见解，并可为针对掩饰行为和自我同情的个性化干预措施的开发提供参考。
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