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

Xudong Zhao, Wendian Shi, Xiujun Li, Wenrui Li, Chunbo Li

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Article in Psychiatry research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xudong ZhaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Wendian ShiDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Xiujun LiDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Wenrui LiDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Chunbo LiShanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Institute of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: licb@smhc.org.cn.

Shanghai Normal University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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Abstract

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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PerceptionAdolescentAdultAutistic DisorderCOVID-19EmotionsFemaleHumansImmune SystemIndividualityMaleYoung AdultAutism spectrum disorderAutistic traitsBehavioural immune systemCOVID-19Negative emotionsPerceived risk

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PMID33831811

DOI10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113918

PMCPMC8015391

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