The effect of the interaction between autistic traits and psychotic proneness on empathy: a cross-sectional study with a non-clinical sample
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2023-11-08
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Emerald Publishing
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
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Purpose: Recent evidence indicates an improving effect of the co-occurrence of autistic traits and psychotic symptoms on social cognition, but there is no agreement on the effect of the interaction between autistic traits and psychotic proneness on empathy. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the interaction between autistic traits and positive psychotic experiences on cognitive and affective empathy. Design/methodology/approach: The sample consisted of 420 adults aged between 18 and 60. Assessments were administered anonymously online. Empathic abilities were evaluated by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). While Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) was applied to measure autistic traits, The Community Assessment of Psychic Experience (CAPE) was used as a measurement of positive psychotic experiences. Findings: A series of regression analyses showed that although AQ and CAPE scores were not correlated with cognitive-IRI, the interaction between these scores predicted cognitive-IRI scores. It was found that the personal distress subscale of IRI was significantly associated with AQ, but this relationship was moderated by CAPE scores. Originality/value: These findings provide a different perspective on understanding social cognitive impairments in autism, which may have potential clinical implications. Findings also contribute to explaining the individual differences in empathic abilities.
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Autism, Empathy, Psychosis, Social cognition, Individual-differences, Diagnostic-criteria, Executive function, Cognitive empathy, Brain, Schizophrenia, Mind, Schizotypal, Disorders, Meta, Analysis
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Advances in Autism
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9
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4
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Yıldırım, E. (2023). The effect of the interaction between autistic traits and psychotic proneness on empathy: a cross-sectional study with a non-clinical sample. Advances in Autism, 9(4), 364 - 376. doi:10.1108/AIA-04-2022-0019
