Brief Report: Links Between Nonconformity to Gender Norms, Autistic Features, and Internalizing Symptoms in a Non-clinical College Sample. J Autism Dev Disord 2023 Apr;53(4):1717-1725
Date
04/25/2021Pubmed ID
33893594DOI
10.1007/s10803-021-05033-5Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85105176251 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
Research shows elevated gender variance among autistic people and more autistic traits among gender diverse people, each of which is related to mental health concerns. Little work has explored broad features of these presentations in a non-clinical sample. College students (n = 174) ages 18-22 years completed questionnaires assessing the broader autism phenotype (BAP), autistic features, nonconformity to gender norms, and internalizing symptoms. Those with more BAP features or autistic communication reported more nonconformity to gender norms. Higher levels of internalizing symptoms were related to more gender nonconformity, BAP, and autistic features. Gender nonconformity marginally moderated the effect of BAP on depression but not anxiety. The BAP, autistic features, and gender nonconformity are important in understanding mental well-being.
Author List
Schiltz HK, McVey AJ, van Dyk IS, Adler EJ, Van Hecke AVAuthor
Amy Van Hecke PhD Professor in the Psychology department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAutism Spectrum Disorder
Defense Mechanisms
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Male
Regression Analysis
Social Conformity
Social Norms
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Young Adult
