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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021

Autistic Traits Mediate Reductions in Social Attention in Adults with Anorexia Nervosa.

Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Luke Mason, Emily Jones, Hannah Hayward, Amy Harrison, Declan Murphy, Kate Tchanturia

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Social attention in anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder: Role of social motivation.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jess Kerr-GaffneyDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, 103 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ, UK. jess.kerr-gaffney@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-8307
Luke MasonCentre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Emily JonesCentre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Hannah HaywardDepartment of Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Amy HarrisonDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, University College London, London, UK.
Declan MurphyDepartment of Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Kate TchanturiaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, 103 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
King's College London · GBBirkbeck, University of London · GBSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Innovative Medicines Initiative 115300Innovative Medicines Initiative 777394Medical Research Council MR/R004595/1Medical Research Council MR/S020381/1Medical Research Council MR/SO19707/1MRF_ MR/R004595/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with difficulties in social and emotional functioning. A significant proportion of individuals with AN show autistic traits, which may influence social attention. This study examined attention to faces and facial features in AN, recovered AN (REC), and healthy controls, as well as relationships with comorbid psychopathology. One hundred and forty-eight participants' eye movements were tracked while watching a naturalistic social scene. Anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and autistic traits were assessed via self-report questionnaires. Participants with AN spent significantly less time looking at faces compared to REC and controls; patterns of attention to individual facial features did not differ across groups. Autistic traits mediated the relationship between group and time spent looking at faces.

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AttentionFacial RecognitionAdultAffective SymptomsAnorexia NervosaAnxietyAutistic DisorderDepressionEmotionsEye MovementsFemaleHumansMaleSelf ReportTime FactorsYoung AdultAnorexia nervosaAutism spectrum disorderComorbidityEye-trackingSocial attention

Identifiers

PMID32910314
PMCPMC8124046
OpenAlexW3085331465

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