Multifaceted empathy differences in children and adults with autism.

ABSTRACT: Although empathy impairments have been reported in autistic individuals, there is no clear consensus on how emotional valence influences this multidimensional process. In this study, we use the Multifaceted Empathy Test for juveniles (MET-J) to interrogate emotional and cognitive empathy in 184 participants (ages 8-59 years, 83 autistic) under the robust Bayesian inference framework. Group comparisons demonstrate previously unreported interaction effects between: (1) valence and autism diagnosis in predictions of emotional resonance, and (2) valence and age group in predictions of arousal to images portraying positive and negative facial expressions. These results extend previous studies using the MET by examining differential effects of emotional valence in a large sample of autistic chil

SUBMITTER: Quinde-Zlibut JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8484273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature