The role of autism and alexithymia traits in behavioral and neural indicators of self-concept and self-esteem in adolescence.

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Developing a positive view of the self is important for maintaining a good mental health, as feeling negative about the self increases the risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as feelings of depression and anxiety. Even though autistic individuals regularly struggle with these internalizing feelings, and both self-concept and internalizing feelings are known to develop during adolescence, there is a lack of studies investigating the development of positive self-concept and self-esteem in autistic adolescents. Here, we studied academic, physical, and prosocial self-concept as well as self-esteem in adolescent males with and without autism on both the behavioral and neural level. We additionally focused on similarities in one's own and peers' perspectives on th

SUBMITTER: van der Cruijsen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11403929 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature