Gender and age as moderators of depressive symptoms in people with ASD and ID (El género y la edad como moderadores de los síntomas depresivos en personas con TEA y DI)
Abstract:Many research studies have shown a prevalence of comorbid depressive symptomatology in people with an autism spectrum disorder. This prevalence is much higher than the rates in the normotypic population. The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors that moderate the association between depression and autism. One hundred and twenty-one adults (M = 35.46 years¸ SD = 9.46) with ASD and an intellectual disability participated in this study. The results showed that sex and age significantly moderate the rela… Show more
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