Exploring trajectories of anxiety symptoms in autistic and non-autistic youth over adolescence using parent- and self-report measures
Our main findings - that autistic youth demonstrate greater anxiety symptoms than non-autistic youth, with distinct symptom trajectories emerging in females versus males - add to the growing literature aimed at understanding the biopsychosocial factors impacting puberty and emotional functioning across adolescence.
Authors
- Blythe A. Corbett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-8015)
- Rachael A. Muscatello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-1686)
- Trey McGonigle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-9608)
- Meredith Cola
- Simon Vandekar
- Xinyu Zhang
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Autism
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202830
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00