Temperament Influences the Relationship between Symptom Severity and Adaptive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Vivian; Duku, Eric; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bennett, Teresa; Szatmari, Peter; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Kerns, Connor; Mirenda, Pat; Smith, Isabel M.; Ungar, Wendy J.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Volden, Joanne; Waddell, Charlotte; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Thompson, Ann; Georgiades, Stelios
Titel	Temperament Influences the Relationship between Symptom Severity and Adaptive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 8, S.2057-2070 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Vivian) ORCID (Kerns, Connor) ORCID (Smith, Isabel M.) ORCID (Zaidman-Zait, Anat)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320933048
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Severity (of Disability); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Behavior Problems; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Predictor Variables; Interaction; Foreign Countries; Child Behavior; Canada; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Schweregrad; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Prädiktor; Interaktion; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Temperament is a construct that is relatively stable over time but varies between individuals. Research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder have a 'reactive' temperament profile when compared to peers with or without disabilities. However, our understanding of how temperament varies within children with autism and how it relates to child symptoms and outcomes is limited. This study aimed to: (1) explore the variation of individual temperament traits within a sample of school-aged children with autism to determine whether subgroups of children with similar trait profiles emerge; and (2) examine whether temperament influences the relationship between autism symptoms and adaptive functioning outcomes. Results revealed that children with autism can be classified empirically into two distinct profiles -- 'Even' and 'Reactive' temperaments. Correlational and hierarchical regression analyses indicated that both temperament profiles and baseline symptom severity predicted adaptive functioning outcomes 1 year later. There was a significant interaction between temperament and symptom severity, suggesting temperament can influence the impact of increasing symptom severity on adaptive functioning skills in children with autism. Study findings highlight the importance of considering temperament in understanding the individual differences that influence the development of daily functioning and developmental outcomes in children with autism. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01