Brief Report: Social Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder is Based on Deficits in Social Competence

This study differentially examined the relation between two clinical constructs: “social anxiety” and “social competence” in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Employing two questionnaires (SASKO; IU), individuals with ASD (n = 23) showed increased scores of SOCIAL ANXIETY (SASKO) and of INTOLERANCE OF...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2021-01, Vol.51 (1), p.315-322
Main Authors: Espelöer, J., Hellmich, M., Vogeley, K., Falter-Wagner, C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Brief Report
Child and School Psychology
Cognitive ability
Fear - psychology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Interpersonal Competence
Intolerance
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosciences
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Phobia, Social - complications
Phobia, Social - diagnosis
Phobia, Social - psychology
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Scores
Social anxiety
Social aspects
Social phobia
Social Skills
Statistics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Uncertainty
Young Adult
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Summary:This study differentially examined the relation between two clinical constructs: “social anxiety” and “social competence” in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Employing two questionnaires (SASKO; IU), individuals with ASD (n = 23) showed increased scores of SOCIAL ANXIETY (SASKO) and of INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY (IU), compared to a non-clinical comparison group (NC; n = 25). SOCIAL ANXIETY scores were equally increased for ASD and a reference population of individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD; n = 68). However, results showed increased SOCIAL COMPETENCE DEFICITS in ASD compared to SAD and NC groups. This study allows drawing the conclusion that social anxiety symptoms in ASD can be traced back to autism-specific deficits in social skills and are therefore putatively based on different, substantially “deeper” implemented cognitive mechanisms.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04529-w