Extraversion Is a Mediator of Gelotophobia: A Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Big Five
Extraversion Is a Mediator of Gelotophobia: A Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Big Five
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外向性是基因恐惧症的中介：自闭症谱系障碍和大五人格障碍的研究
作者：
Meng;Ching;L. Tseng;C. An;Hsueh
先前的研究表明，自闭症患者在童年时期经常被嘲笑，因此更担心被嘲笑。研究还表明，自闭症患者比正常发育的人有更高水平的gelotophobia（害怕被嘲笑）。然而，最近的研究也发现，gelotophobia与个性密切相关，这表明个性是一个有助于在自闭症个体中产生更高水平的gelotophobia的因素。为了调查是否是这种情况，我们招募了279名台湾高中生，123名自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）和156名典型发育的学生作为对照组。自我报告问卷被用来收集数据的大五人格特质和gelotophobia相关的特征gelotophobia，gelotophilia，和katagelasticism。结果进行分析，并比较两组的差异，gelotophobia和个性。ASD组被发现有一个更高水平的gelotophobia比典型的发达国家组，但较低水平的gelotophilia和katagelasticism。此外，ASD组的外向性和宜人性水平低于典型发展组，但两组之间在开放性，开放性和情绪稳定性方面没有显着差异。然后，我们研究了与恐笑症相关的特质和大五人格之间可能的相关性，以及大五人格对恐笑症的中介作用。结果表明，首先，外倾性，而不是ASD是一个直接因素，在gelotophobia。第二，嗜笑水平在一定程度上受孤独症的影响，但也在一定程度上受外倾水平的影响。最后，研究结果表明，自闭症和宜人性的水平是在冲突时，预测的水平的下降弹性。
Previous research has shown that individuals with autism are frequently mocked in their childhood and are consequently more anxious about being ridiculed. Research has also shown that autistic individuals have a higher level of gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at) compared to typically developed individuals. However, recent studies have also found that gelotophobia is strongly related to personality, which suggests that personality is a factor that helps to create a higher level of gelotophobia in autistic individuals. To investigate whether this is the case, we recruited 279 Taiwanese high school students, 123 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 156 typically developed students as a control group. Self-reporting questionnaires were used to gather data on the Big Five personality traits and on the gelotophobia-related traits of gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism. The results were analyzed and the two groups were compared for differences in gelotophobia and personality. The ASD group was found to have a higher level of gelotophobia than the typically developed group, but lower levels of gelotophilia and katagelasticism. Additionally, the ASD group was found to have lower levels of extraversion and agreeableness than the typically developed group, but no significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of conscientiousness, openness, and emotional stability. We then investigated the possible correlations between gelotophobia-related traits and the Big Five, and consequently the mediation effect of the Big Five on gelotophobia. The results show, firstly, that extraversion rather than ASD is a direct factor in gelotophobia. Secondly, the level of gelotophilia was partly influenced by autism but also to a certain extent by the level of extraversion. Lastly, the results indicate that autism and the level of agreeableness are in conflict when predicting the level of katagelasticism.
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
SAUCIER, G
通讯作者：
SAUCIER, G