智力障碍和情绪调节在孤独症-抑郁的关系

作者：Sáez-Suanes, GP (Saez-Suanes, Gema P.)  ; García-Villamisar, D (Garcia-Villamisar, Domingo)  ; Armentia, AD (Del Pozo Armentia, Araceli)

摘要：Research shows significant rates of depressive symptoms in people with autistic spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities. Finding factors related to the development of depression in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability is necessary. Emotion regulation is associated with depression in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. The role of the intellectual disability in this relationship is not clear, so it is necessary to clarify it. One hundred twenty-one adults (M = 35.46 years, SD = 9.46) with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities were evaluated to verify moderating role of intellectual disability and mediating role of emotion regulation. A moderated mediation analysis supported the moderated role of mild intellectual disability in the relationship mediated by emotional dysregulation between autism spectrum disorder and depression symptoms. These findings suggest that interventions designed to prevent or reduce depressive symptoms in people with autism spectrum disorder and mild intellectual disability should include among their goals emotional regulation. Lay abstract Many people with autism and intellectual disability have significant levels of depressive symptoms. However, this relationship is not clear. For this reason, knowing the factors that are associated with having depression in autism and intellectual disability is important. Emotion regulation is associated with depression in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. After evaluating a group of people with autism and intellectual disability, we found that people with mild intellectual disability have problems regulating their emotions which lead them to develop depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that interventions designed to prevent or reduce depressive symptoms in people with autism spectrum disorder and mild intellectual disability should include among their goals emotional regulation.

研究表明，自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍患者的抑郁症状发生率很高。有必要在自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍中寻找与抑郁症发展相关的因素。情绪调节与自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍中的抑郁症有关。智力障碍在这种关系中的作用尚不清楚，因此有必要加以澄清。对 121 例患有自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍的成年人（M = 35.46 岁，SD = 9.46）进行评估，以验证智力障碍的调节作用和情绪调节的中介作用。一项有调节的中介分析支持轻度智力障碍在自闭症谱系障碍和抑郁症状之间情绪失调介导的关系中的调节作用。这些发现表明，旨在预防或减轻自闭症谱系障碍和轻度智力障碍患者的抑郁症状的干预措施应包括情绪调节。摘要：许多自闭症和智力障碍患者都有明显的抑郁症状。但是，这种关系尚不清楚。因此，了解与自闭症和智力障碍抑郁症相关的因素很重要。情绪调节与自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍中的抑郁症有关。在评估了一组患有自闭症和智力障碍的人后，我们发现轻度智力障碍者在调节情绪方面存在问题，导致他们出现抑郁症状。这些发现表明，旨在预防或减轻自闭症谱系障碍和轻度智力障碍患者的抑郁症状的干预措施应包括情绪调节。