Detailed contribution information
| Contribution title | Factors Related with Emotion Dysregulation in Autistic Preschool Children |
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| Contribution code | D3.022 |
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Aim: Although emotion dysregulation (ED) is not part of the core criteria of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), accumulating evidence indicates that it is highly prevalent and disruptive in the lives of autistic children. We aimed to demonstrate the factors associated with ED in autistic preschool children. Method A sample of 134 parents of 2–5-year-old children with ASD completed measures via online questionnaires. ED was measured using the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory-Young Child (EDI-YC), a parent report measure characterizing ED across two dimensions: Reactivity and dysphoria. Parents completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Parental Stress Scale (PSS), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Brief Form (DERS-BF) for themselves and Emotion Dysregulation Inventory – Young Child (EDI-YC), Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) for their children. Results and Discussion Reactivity subdomain of the EDI-YC was predicted by parental DERS-BF total score (p: .024), ABC – Irritability (p: .000), and SRS-Stereotypic Behaviors (p: .037). Dysphoria subdomain was predicted by ABC – Irritability (p: .038) and ABC-Inappropriate Speech (p: .049). These results highlight that parental emotion dysregulation, speaking ability and repetitive behaviors of the child are significantly associated with severity of ED in young autistic children. |