Social Anxiety and Response to Touch

A Preliminary Exploration of Broader Autism Phenotype in Females

Bibliographic Data

ID16912486
AuthorsAmanda K Ludlow, Amanda Ludlow (0000-0003-2843-7290, University of Hertfordshire), Hannah Roberts (0000-0001-6978-4737, University of Birmingham), Roberto Gutierrez (0000-0001-7024-8755), Roberto G Gutierrez (0000-0002-5083-6012, University of Hertfordshire)
Year2015
Volume5
Issue2
Publication date2015-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2158244015580854
OpenAlexW2092339933
LanguageEN
References cited27

Subclinical autism-related traits have been shown in the general population to be independently related to both social anxiety and sensory sensitivity. The present study examined the relationship between autistic traits as measured by the Autism Quotient (AQ) and its relationship to social anxiety and tactile sensation abnormalities. One hundred and seventy-three female university students completed the AQ, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), and the touch subscale of the Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile. Results revealed that the relationship between social anxiety and tactile sensation abnormalities to be fully mediated by the level of autistic traits. Of the two subscales forming the LSAS (anxiety and avoidance), the avoidance score related more strongly to tactile sensation abnormalities and was again found to be moderated by the AQ

Anxiety · Audiology · Autism · Developmental psychology · Fear of negative evaluation · Personality · Population · Psychiatry · Sensation · Sensation Seeking · Social anxiety · Subclinical infection · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Neuroscience · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine

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