Mediating effect of autistic traits between the emotional impact of pandemic and depressive symptoms

• MARINA JODRA CHUAN ^[1] ; DOMINGO GARCÍA-VILLAMISAR ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Acción psicológica, ISSN 1578-908X, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2022, págs. 43-54
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/ap.19.1.34250
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Efecto mediador de los rasgos autistas entre el impacto emocional de la pandemia y los síntomas depresivos
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    Antecedentes. La pandemia está teniendo un impacto significativo en la salud mental, especialmente en los grupos vulnerables. Método. Se realizó un análisis condicional con una población de 185 personas. La población de estudio no tuvo ningún diagnóstico psiquiátrico, son personas sin autismo. La edad de los participantes oscila entre 18 y 72 años (M=31.43;DT=16.26). Se analiza el papel mediador de los rasgos autistas y el papel moderador de la edad entre el impacto emocional de la pandemia y los síntomas depresivosResultados. Los resultados demuestran una influencia significativa de la edad y del impacto emocional de la pandemia sobre los síntomas depresivos. La variable mediadora rasgos autistas también fue significativa. Conclusiones. Estos resultados señalan que la población más joven con rasgos autistas es especialmente vulnerable

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    Background. The pandemic is having a significant impact on mental health, especially in vulnerable groups.Method. A conditional analysis was carried out with a population of 185 people. The study population did not have any psychiatric diagnosis, they are people without autism. The age of the participants ranges between 18 and 72 years (M=31.43; SD=16.26). The mediating role of autistic traits and the moderating role of age between the emotional impact of thepan-demic and depressive symptoms are analyzed. Results. The results demonstrate a significant influence of age and emo-tional impact of the pandemic on the depressive symptoms. The mediating variable autistic traits was also significant.Conclusions. These results point to the younger population with autistic traits as particularly vulnerable

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