Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety in Adults with ASD: Does Social Motivation Play a Role?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3971-3977

  Swain, Deanna ^a   Scarpa, Angela ^a   White, Susan ^a   Laugeson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism spectrum disorder; Emotion dysregulation; Social anxiety; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; EMOTION DYSREGULATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; PEER PRESSURE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER INFLUENCE; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84947868054     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2567-6     Document Type: Article

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