Observed Emotional Reactivity in Response to Frustration Tasks in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Northrup, Jessie B.; Goodwin, Matthew; Montrenes, Joshua; Vezzoli, Jessica; Golt, Josh; Peura, Christine B.; Siegel, Matthew; Mazefsky, Carla
Titel	Observed Emotional Reactivity in Response to Frustration Tasks in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 4, S.968-982 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Northrup, Jessie B.) ORCID (Mazefsky, Carla)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320908108
Schlagwörter	Emotional Response; Hospitalized Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Psychological Patterns; Psychiatric Hospitals; Participant Characteristics; Verbal Ability; Adolescents; Young Adults; Observation; Diagnostic Tests; Behavior Rating Scales; Emotional Problems; Behavior Problems; Age Differences; Adjustment (to Environment); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Leiter International Performance Scale; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Emotionales Verhalten; Autismus; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung; Mündliche Leistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Beobachtung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Emotional reactivity (e.g. explosive outbursts, tantrums) is a common but understudied challenge for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Prior research has relied primarily on questionnaire data or observations of very young children. The current study coded emotional reactivity and recovery during a series of standardized frustration tasks in a sample of psychiatrically hospitalized youth with autism spectrum disorder (N = 150; mean age: 12.76) inclusive of the full spectrum of intellectual and functional abilities and explored relationships between emotional reactivity and participant characteristics. The amount, intensity, and duration of negative affect and total range of affect significantly increased from a baseline period to frustration tasks and significantly decreased during recovery. Younger children displayed more negative affect overall; however, age did not moderate change in affect from baseline to frustration tasks or recovery. Adaptive functioning and verbal ability both moderated change in affect, with individuals with lower adaptive functioning and minimally verbal individuals displaying greater reactivity and less recovery. Reactivity was unrelated to non-verbal IQ, overall autism symptom severity, and parent-reported psychiatric/behavioral problems. The results highlight the feasibility and importance of examining emotional reactivity in more severely affected individuals and suggest the need to develop more targeted interventions for emotional reactivity in this group. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01