A momentary assessment study on emotional and biological stress in adult males and females with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT: Prospective momentary psychological and biological measures of real-time daily life stress experiences have been examined in several psychiatric disorders, but not in adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current electronic self-monitoring study examined associations between momentary daily life stressors and (i) negative affect (NA; emotional stress reactivity) and (ii) cortisol levels (biological stress reactivity) in males and females with ASD (N = 50) and without ASD (N = 51). The Experience Sampling Method, including saliva sampling, was used to measure three types of daily life stress (activity-related, event-related, and social stress), NA, and cortisol. Multilevel regression analyses demonstrated significant interactions between group and stress (i.e., activity-related

SUBMITTER: van der Linden K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8266874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature