Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome

Miller, Jonas G.; Bartholomay, Kristi L.; Lee, Cindy H.; Bruno, Jennifer L.; Lightbody, Amy A.; Reiss, Allan L.

doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05105-6

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Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome

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5 2022
By Miller, Jonas G. ; Bartholomay, Kristi L. ; Lee, Cindy H. ; ...

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J Autism Dev Disord
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Miller, Jonas G. ; Bartholomay, Kristi L. ; Lee, Cindy H. ; Bruno, Jennifer L. ; Lightbody, Amy A. ; Reiss, Allan L.
Description:

We tested whether empathy is impaired and associated with anxiety in girls with fragile X syndrome (FXS). We measured parent-reported empathy and self-reported anxiety in young girls with FXS and in a developmentally-matched comparison group. Girls with FXS received higher parent-reported scores on cognitive and affective empathy but also self-reported more severe anxiety symptoms, particularly separation anxiety and phobia symptoms, than girls in the comparison group. Girls with FXS who received higher cognitive empathy scores, however, appeared buffered against risk for separation anxiety and phobia symptoms. Girls with FXS experience elevated empathy and anxiety relative to their developmentally-matched peers. Higher cognitive empathy in girls with FXS may indicate resilience against specific forms of anxiety that are commonly observed in FXS.
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Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder Empathy Female Fragile X Syndrome Humans
Keywords:

Adolescence Anxiety Childhood Empathy Females
Source:

J Autism Dev Disord. 52(5):2213-2223
Pubmed ID:

34081299
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8639840
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

T32MH019908/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DD000231/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U19 DD000753/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH050047/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 MH019908/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DD001189/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01MH050047-20/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
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52
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5
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CDC Public Access
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