Journal
AUTISM
Volume 22, Issue 7, Pages 814-824Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1362361317709603
Keywords
autism spectrum disorders; broader autism phenotype; depression; perseveration; rejection sensitivity; repetitive cognition; rumination
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- Autism Science Foundation
- NIMH [R01 MH110585, K01 MH103500]
- Simons Foundation (SFARI) [381283]
- NARSAD Young Investigator Award [24890]
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Repetitive cognition, including rumination such as that seen in depression, has been shown to correlate with depression symptoms in both typically developing individuals and individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Repetitive cognition is more common in autism spectrum disorder than in typically developing peers, as is depression; thus, this study evaluated the role of repetitive cognition in relation between autism spectrum symptomatology and depressive symptomatology. In all, 200 typically developing adults completed self-report questionnaires measuring autism spectrum symptomatology, different forms of repetitive cognition (general perseveration and depressive rumination), depression, and rejection sensitivity. Perseveration was found to mediate the relation between autism spectrum symptoms and depression, and to partially mediate the relation between autism spectrum symptoms and rejection sensitivity. We conclude that it is of vital importance to consider cognition when considering depression in autism spectrum disorder.
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