Sub-threshold autism traits: The role of trait emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-199

  Gökçen, Elif ^a   Petrides, Konstantinos V ^a   Hudry, Kristelle ^b   Frederickson, Norah ^a   Smillie, Luke D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898825228     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12033     Document Type: Article

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