| Title |
The Measurement of Adult Pathological Demand Avoidance Traits
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-018-3722-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vincent Egan, Omer Linenberg, Elizabeth O’Nions |
| Abstract |
Pathological ("extreme") demand avoidance (PDA) involves obsessively avoiding routine demands and extreme emotional variability. It is clinically linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The observer-rated EDA Questionnaire (EDA-Q) for children was adapted as an adult self-report (EDA-QA), and tested in relation to personality and the short-form Autism Screening Questionnaire (ASQ). Study 1 (n = 347) found the EDA-QA reliable, univariate, and correlated with negative affect, antagonism, disinhibition, psychoticism, and ASQ scores. Study 2 (n = 191) found low agreeableness, greater Emotional Instability, and higher scores on the full ASQ predicted EDA-QA. PDA can screened for using this tool, occurs in the general population, and is associated with extremes of personality. Future studies will examine if PDA occurs in other clinical populations. |
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