ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021
Autism Traits Predict Self-reported Executive Functioning Deficits in Everyday Life and an Aversion to Exercise.
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- Autistic traits are associated with lower perceived executive function but not poorer executive function task performance in the general population: complementary meta-analytic evidence.Molecular autism · 2025Pooled it
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- Voir La Vie Sans Rose-Colored Glasses.Experimental psychology · 2025Article
- Improved executive function and sleep quality in preteens with high-functioning autism following a structured physical activity program.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between autistic traits and problematic smartphone use in adolescents: The serial mediating role of anxiety and executive dysfunction.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The many foibles of Likert scales challenge claims that self-report measures of self-control are better than performance-based measures.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
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Abstract
Are Autism Quotient (AQ) scores related to executive functioning (EF)? We sampled 200 students of normal intelligence and examined the relationship between AQ scores and: (a) 5 self-ratings of EF, (b) 5 performance-based measures of EF, and (c) 5 types of activities or experiences that are assumed to recruit EF and sometimes enhance EF. Our findings reveal that as AQ scores increase, self-rated EF ability decreases. AQ scores and self-reported EF measures do not correlate with objective EF task performance. Furthermore, AQ scores were shown to be negatively associated with many specific types of physical activity. As AQ scores increase, individuals report fewer positive reasons for exercise and more rationalizations for not engaging in more exercise.
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