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ERIC Number: EJ1426795
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
What Are You Worried About? Content and Extent of Worry in Autistic Adults
Melissa H. Black; Dana L. Greenwood; Jerome Choo Chen Hwa; Jacqueline Pivac; Jessica Tang; Patrick J. F. Clarke
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v54 n5 p2040-2054 2024
Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and worry, although knowledge on how worry presents and the content, extent, and experiences among autistic adults is limited. A convergent parallel mixed-methods approach was used to explore the presentation and experiences of worry in autistic and non-autistic adults. Quantitative surveys were used to compare the content and extent of worry in autistic adults to non-autistic adults, with semi-structured interviews also conducted with autistic adults to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences, impacts and content of worry in autistic adults. Findings indicated that autistic adults demonstrated clinically significant levels of worry which were substantially higher than non-autistic adults. Autistic adults described worry as a cycle of negative thoughts impacting their daily life. Findings indicate that autistic adults may worry more than non-autistic adults, impacting on participation in activities of daily living, sleep, and mental health.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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