Emotion regulation patterns in adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: Comparison to typically developing adolescents and association with psychiatric symptoms

Autism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 344-354

  Mazefsky, Carla A ^a   Borue, Xenia ^a   Day, Taylor N ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Depression; Emotion regulation; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84902786802     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1366     Document Type: Article

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