ERIC Number: EJ1333272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome
Miller, Jonas G.; Bartholomay, Kristi L.; Lee, Cindy H.; Bruno, Jennifer L.; Lightbody, Amy A.; Reiss, Allan L.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n5 p2213-2223 May 2022
We tested whether empathy is impaired and associated with anxiety in girls with fragile X syndrome (FXS). We measured parent-reported empathy and self-reported anxiety in young girls with FXS and in a developmentally-matched comparison group. Girls with FXS received higher parent-reported scores on cognitive and affective empathy but also self-reported more severe anxiety symptoms, particularly separation anxiety and phobia symptoms, than girls in the comparison group. Girls with FXS who received higher cognitive empathy scores, however, appeared buffered against risk for separation anxiety and phobia symptoms. Girls with FXS experience elevated empathy and anxiety relative to their developmentally-matched peers. Higher cognitive empathy in girls with FXS may indicate resilience against specific forms of anxiety that are commonly observed in FXS.
Descriptors: Empathy, Females, Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability), Separation Anxiety, Resilience (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (DHHS/PHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH05004720; T32MH019908; U01DD000231; U19DD000753; U01DD001189