Proneness to guilt, shame, and pride in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and neurotypical children

Davidson, Denise; Hilvert, Elizabeth; Misiunaite, Ieva; Giordano, Michael

doi:10.1002/aur.1937

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“…Among these studies, two have examined the relations between ToM and moral emotions. They found that ToM abilities were positively related to self-reported levels of guilt (Davidson et al, 2018) and to the recognition of shame and embarrassment in children with ASD (Heerey et al, 2003).…”

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“…Overall, studies reported lower levels of moral emotions especially shame and guiltin children with ASD. Children with ASD aged 7-15 reported themselves to experience less shame and guilt than non-ASD peers (Davidson et al, 2018;Novin et al, 2019). When describing their personal experience of shame and guilt, children with ASD aged 8-13 provided accounts that were less personalized and less contextually appropriate (Losh & Capps, 2006).…”

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“…Presumably, a lack of theory of mind (ToM) can compromise their awareness of how other people evaluate them and prevent them from experiencing moral emotions properly. To date, only a handful of studies have examined moral emotions in children with ASD, reporting lower levels of moral emotions as compared to non-ASD peers (Davidson et al, 2018;Heerey et al, 2003;Hobson et al 2006). Albeit informative, these studies examined school-aged children and adolescents using cross-sectional design, and thus it remains unanswered whether a developmental gap already emerges at a younger age.…”

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See the self through others’ eyes: The development of moral emotions in young children with autism spectrum disorder

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Stockmann

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Dev Psychopathol

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Despite the important social functions of moral emotions, they are understudied in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population. This three-wave longitudinal study is among the first to examine the development of moral emotions and their associations with theory of mind in 3- to 7-year-old children with ASD, using observational tasks. One hundred and forty-two children (52 with ASD) were followed over a period of 2 years. We found that while the expressions of shame and guilt remained stable in non-ASD children, they decreased with age in children with ASD. No group differences were found in the levels or the developmental trajectories of pride. Besides, better false-belief understanding was uniquely related to the expressions of pride in children with ASD. Our findings highlight the importance of enhancing understanding of moral emotion development and related factors in children with ASD.

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See the self through others’ eyes: The development of moral emotions in young children with autism spectrum disorder

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“…This is supported by more recent research showing that while people with ASD are quite competent in dealing with basic emotions, such as joy and grief, they struggle with more complex emotions, such as pride and shame (Davidson et al . 2018). The results of the current study may provide an explanation for this observation, as emotions such as ‘pride’ and ‘shame’ are acquired later in the course of ED (Capps et al .…”

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The impact of emotional development in people with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disability

Sappok

Heinrich

Böhm

2020

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental conditions, which may also be associated with impairments in emotional development (ED). ED can be assessed using the Scale of Emotional Development – Short (SED‐S), a five‐stage model consisting of eight domains, which allows to study the relationship between ASD and ED in people with IDD. Methods In this retrospective study, the level of ED was compared in 327 adults with IDD with [n = 83; mean age 38.3 years; level of IDD: mild (6), moderate (21), severe (45) and profound (11)] and without [n = 244, mean age 36.9 years; level of IDD: mild (67), moderate (73), severe (68) and profound (36)] ASD. The discriminative ability of the SED‐S was determined by a regression in a training and a validation sample. Results The level of ED correlated with the severity of IDD (rs = −.654) and the presence of ASD (rs = −.316). People with additional ASD showed lower levels of ED compared with those with IDD only (mean reference ages 7–18 vs 19–36 months). The developmental profiles were equally balanced in ASD and IDD‐only. A regression analysis revealed three domains (‘Relating‐to‐Peers’, ‘Differentiating‐Emotions’, and ‘Regulating‐Affect’) to be useful for ASD assignment (AUC > 0.70, sensitivity 0.76–0.80, specificity 0.62–0.63). Conclusions In people with IDD, additional ASD was associated with delays in ED, which may be considered in diagnostics, treatment and care.

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“…A person who experiences difficulties in attributing mental states to others will show a reduced propensity to experience self-conscious emotions and, therefore, might be less likely to comply with societal norms. Indeed, numerous studies have shown that people with ASD experience self-conscious emotions less frequently than neurotypical people (e.g., Capps et al 1992;Davidson et al 2018;Losh and Capps 2006). Arguably, if autistic people tend to feel fewer self-conscious emotions, they may be less affected by what other people think about their cross-gender behaviour and therefore less likely to feel pressure to conform of gender norms.…”

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Links Between Autistic Traits, Feelings of Gender Dysphoria, and Mentalising Ability: Replication and Extension of Previous Findings from the General Population

Kallitsounaki

Williams

Lind

2020

J Autism Dev Disord

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Gender nonconformity is substantially elevated in the autistic population, but the reasons for this are currently unclear. In a recent study, Kallitsounaki and Williams (Kallitsounaki and Williams, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020; authors 1 and 2 of the current paper) found significant relations between autistic traits and both gender dysphoric feelings and recalled cross-gender behaviour, and between mentalising ability and gender dysphoric feelings. The current study successfully replicated these findings (results were supplemented with Bayesian analyses), in sample of 126 adults. Furthermore, it extended the previous finding of the role of mentalising in the relation between autistic traits and gender dysphoric feelings, by showing that mentalising fully mediated this link. Results provide a potential partial explanation for the increased rate of gender nonconformity in the autistic population.

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Proneness to guilt, shame, and pride in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and neurotypical children

Cited by 17 publications

References 51 publications

See the self through others’ eyes: The development of moral emotions in young children with autism spectrum disorder

See the self through others’ eyes: The development of moral emotions in young children with autism spectrum disorder

The impact of emotional development in people with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disability

Links Between Autistic Traits, Feelings of Gender Dysphoria, and Mentalising Ability: Replication and Extension of Previous Findings from the General Population

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