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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 53, Issue 11, Pages 4229-4242Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05708-7
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Emotional outburst; Temper outburst; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Cultural difference
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This study examined the heterogeneous causal relationship between emotional outbursts and emotion dysregulation, and found cultural differences in this relationship. The study found that the Brazilian responses and the English responses could be classified into similar clusters.
The causal relationship between emotional outbursts and emotion dysregulation is proposed to be heterogeneous, but cultural influences have not been considered despite established cultural differences in emotional processes (e.g., increased motivation to suppress emotions in interdependent cultures). Responses to the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Emotional Outburst Questionnaire were collected from 327 caregivers of young people (6-25 years) with autism spectrum disorder, Down's syndrome, or intellectual disability. Responses were compared to a previous sample of 268 responses from the English version of the questionnaire. The latent factor structure of the contextual items was measurement invariant across both versions. The Brazilian responses were classified into three distinct clusters (Sensory Sensitivity; Perceived Safety; Perceived Unsafety) which considerably overlapped with the English clusters.
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