ArticleScientific reports2024
Autistic traits linked to anxiety and dichotomous thinking: sensory sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty as mediators in non-clinical population.
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- Pain Expectation in Individuals With High Autistic Traits: Decision-Evaluation Processes and Oxytocin Modulation.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Article
- Autism related traits and anxiety in the general population are linked through intolerance of uncertainty and affect labeling.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Which panic-agoraphobic symptoms could be associated with the presence of autistic traits among patients with panic disorder?CNS spectrums · 2025Article
- Autistic-Like Traits in Members of the General Population and Mate Retention Tactics: The Mediation of Attachment Styles and Reproductive Strategies.Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behaviorArticle
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A recent theoretical cognitive model posits that three cognitive constructs-intolerance of uncertainty, lack of predictive processing, and dichotomous thinking-may interact with anxiety in autistic individuals. However, the interrelationships among these constructs remain unclear. We investigated this relationship in a non-clinical population using five questionnaires (Autism Spectrum Quotient, Glasgow Sensory Questionnaire, Short Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and Dichotomous Thinking Inventory) and conducted a path analysis. Data were collected from 405 adults (aged 20-22 years) in Experiment 1 and 628 (aged 20-49 years) in Experiment 2. In both experiments, autistic traits were significantly associated with both anxiety and dichotomous thinking, mediated by intolerance of uncertainty. Autistic traits were linked to intolerance of uncertainty, mediated by atypical sensory processing. Furthermore, autistic traits were directly associated with anxiety. No direct association was observed between anxiety and dichotomous thinking. Our results confirm the validity of Stark's cognitive model in a non-clinical population. These findings provide new insights into anxiety and dichotomous thinking and shed light on the cognitive styles of autistic individuals.
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