Bridging the gap: unveiling key links between autism and anxiety symptoms in autistic children and youth using a network analysis in pooled data from four countries
This study identified some of the key characteristics that bridge the broadly independent structures of autism characteristics and anxiety symptoms. The findings are discussed in the context of guiding the assessment, prevention, and treatment of anxiety in autism.
Authors
- Alana J. McVey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-8541)
- Matthew J. Hollocks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9513-6917)
- Rachael Bedford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-055X)
- Isabel M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-2123)
- Lonnie Zwaigenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-0799)
- Anat Zaidman‐Zait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-5147)
- Emily Simonoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-0823)
- Antonio Y. Hardan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-8625)
- Iliana Magiati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-7366)
- Connor M. Kerns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-8329)
- Eric Duku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3599-3527)
- Mikle South (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-1257)
- Annie Richard
- Stelios Georgiades
- Mirko Uljarević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-3923)
- Jacqui Rodgers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-316X)
- Teresa Ann Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0047-501X)
- Tracy Vaillancourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9058-7276)
- Amy Vaughan Van Hecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0495-9054)
- Robin A. Libove
- Péter Szatmári (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1408-3286)
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (US)
- Australian Psychological Society (AU)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Stanford University (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70026
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.35
Funders
- Autism Speaks
- Sinneave Family Foundation
- National University of Singapore
- Alberta Innovates
- Kids Brain Health Network
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research