2025
Parsing the heterogeneity of social motivation in autism
Chetcuti L, Hardan A, Spackman E, Loth E, McPartland J, Frazier T, Youngstrom E, Uljarevic M. Parsing the heterogeneity of social motivation in autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2025, 66: 1376-1389. PMID: 40091308, PMCID: PMC12353203, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring psychopathologySocial motivationSocial functioningFactor analysis of symptomsNature of deficitsHealthy Brain NetworkLatent profile analysisSubgroup of autismDiagnostic boundariesAutism phenotypeCognitive abilitiesAnalysis of symptomsBrain networksScreening measuresAutismMild challengeSubgroup differencesPsychopathologyChronological ageTailored interventionsDeficitsProfile analysisMotivationAnalysis of varianceNormative benchmark
2024
Association of Irritability with Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors and Social Communication Challenges in Autistic Youth
Menezes M, Rutten M, Anderson S, Linde J, Ibrahim K, Sukhodolsky D. Association of Irritability with Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors and Social Communication Challenges in Autistic Youth. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39141271, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06505-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial communication challengesRestricted/repetitive behaviorsAutistic youthSocial communicationRepetitive behaviorsAutism characteristicsAffective Reactivity IndexAssociations of irritabilitySelf-injurious behaviorSocial Responsiveness ScaleHierarchical multiple regressionMental health concernsAssociated with several categoriesCompulsive behaviorsStereotyped behaviorExamined relationsRitualistic behaviorRestrictive behaviorsSame behaviorSocial motivationResponse scaleAutistic childrenInteraction challengesReactivity indexClinical research programWhy Should I? Examining How Childhood Callous-Unemotional Traits Relate to Prosocial and Affiliative Behaviors and Motivations
Paz Y, All K, Kohli S, Plate R, Viding E, Waller R. Why Should I? Examining How Childhood Callous-Unemotional Traits Relate to Prosocial and Affiliative Behaviors and Motivations. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1075-1087. PMID: 38498231, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01170-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCU traitsHigh CU traitsAffiliative behaviorProsocial behaviorNeutral situationsSocial affiliationChild CU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsDifficulties of childrenCallous-unemotionalLow empathyEmotional needsSocial motivationMotivational difficultiesAssess recognitionConduct problemsAssociated with different subtypesYoung childrenProsocialityTraitsInstrumental needsMotivationChildrenSelfChildhood
2023
Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway
David L, Stenberg N, Diseth T, Helverschou S, Nyquist C, Øien R, Waehre A. Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2023, 55: 147-157. PMID: 38055182, PMCID: PMC11802688, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-06181-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial Responsiveness ScaleAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAutism spectrum diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosisAutistic characteristicsHistory of self-harmSocial Motivation subscaleDeficit hyperactivity disorderAnxiety disordersSpectrum diagnosisAwareness subscaleGender incongruenceHyperactivity disorderSuicide attemptsMotivation subscalesSelf-harmTotal scaleClinical populationsSocial motivationResponse scaleASD diagnosisNorm groupClinical rangeNorm populationSubscales
2022
Factors Related to Passive Social Withdrawal and Active Social Avoidance in Schizophrenia
Farina E, Assaf M, Corbera S, Chen C. Factors Related to Passive Social Withdrawal and Active Social Avoidance in Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2022, 210: 490-496. PMID: 35766542, PMCID: PMC9243431, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report measuresSocial abilitiesSocial functioningSocial withdrawalSocial cognition tasksActive social avoidancePassive social withdrawalCognition tasksMotivational subtypesSocial motivationSocial avoidanceSchizophrenia spectrumClinical InterviewMotivationSubject studyFunctioningSchizophreniaTaskPotential disconnectActive withdrawalMeasuresAbilityActive motivationAvoidancePassive type
2021
Drinking to Fit in: The Effects of Drinking Motives and Self-Esteem on Alcohol Use among Female College Students
Schick M, Nalven T, Spillane N. Drinking to Fit in: The Effects of Drinking Motives and Self-Esteem on Alcohol Use among Female College Students. Substance Use & Misuse 2021, 57: 76-85. PMID: 34678113, PMCID: PMC8992737, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1990334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale college studentsDrinking motivesConformity motivesSelf-esteemCollege studentsAlcohol useSocial motivationEffects of drinking motivesSample of female college studentsAlcohol consumptionPredicting alcohol useSimple slope analysesRates of alcohol useMonth alcohol useNortheastern public universityFemale undergraduatesDrinking alcoholAlcoholSlope analysisFemale studentsMotivationDrinkingParticipantsStudentsCopingChildren’s shyness and neural responses to social exclusion: Patterns of midfrontal theta power usually not observed until adolescence
Tang A, Lahat A, Crowley M, Wu J, Schmidt L. Children’s shyness and neural responses to social exclusion: Patterns of midfrontal theta power usually not observed until adolescence. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2021, 21: 1262-1275. PMID: 34089488, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-021-00916-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of shynessTheta powerNeural antecedentsNeural responses to social exclusionResponses to social exclusionAdverse peer experiencesMidfrontal theta powerNeural response patternsSocial exclusionRejection sensitivityCyberball taskSocial cognitionSocioemotional problemsNeural sensitivitySocial motivationEEG spectral powerPeer experiencesShynessEvents—asAdolescentsResponse patternsAge effectsThetaChildrenThreat of exclusion
2020
Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth
Lawrence KE, Hernandez LM, Eilbott J, Jack A, Aylward E, Gaab N, Van Horn JD, Bernier RA, Geschwind DH, McPartland JC, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Pelphrey KA, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M. Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 178. PMID: 32488083, PMCID: PMC7266816, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0824-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit learning taskSocial rewardsAutistic girlsAutistic boysLearning taskSocial reward processingSocial reward systemFemale youthPrevious neuroimaging studiesFunctional magnetic resonanceLateral frontal cortexSocial stimuliNeural responsivityReward processingSocial motivationRewarding stimuliAnterior insulaGreater activityNeural activationNeuroimaging studiesPotential sex differencesRewarding natureSalience detectionAutistic femalesBehavioral evidence
2019
Social motivation in autism: Gaps and directions for measurement of a putative core construct
Keifer C, Dichter G, McPartland J, Lerner M. Social motivation in autism: Gaps and directions for measurement of a putative core construct. Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2019, 42: e95. DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x18002418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial motivation
2017
Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues
Chetcuti L, Hudry K, Grant M, Vivanti G. Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues. Autism 2017, 23: 199-211. PMID: 29139304, DOI: 10.1177/1362361317734063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderObject-directed imitationSpectrum disorderImitation performanceSocial motivationAutism spectrum disorder groupReduced social motivationDemanding tasksFine-motor coordinationImitation difficultiesMotor task complexityExecutive difficultiesDisorder groupContextual cuesSocial reciprocityAutismMotor coordinationExecution factorsDisordersTask complexityImitationChildrenTaskMotorDemand conditionsSimulating interaction: Using gaze-contingent eye-tracking to measure the reward value of social signals in toddlers with and without autism
Vernetti A, Senju A, Charman T, Johnson MH, Gliga T, Team T. Simulating interaction: Using gaze-contingent eye-tracking to measure the reward value of social signals in toddlers with and without autism. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 21-29. PMID: 28939027, PMCID: PMC6987892, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderHR-ASD groupLow-risk controlsSocial interactionDiagnosis of ASDNaturalistic social interactionsLow familial riskSocial orientingSocial motivationASD diagnosisReward valueSocial signalsSpectrum disorderSocial videosAge 3Mechanical toysFamilial riskAge 2ToddlersPersonsOrientingAutismDifficultiesRewardMotivation
2016
Intranasal Oxytocin Enhances Connectivity in the Neural Circuitry Supporting Social Motivation and Social Perception in Children with Autism
Gordon I, Jack A, Pretzsch CM, Vander Wyk B, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA. Intranasal Oxytocin Enhances Connectivity in the Neural Circuitry Supporting Social Motivation and Social Perception in Children with Autism. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 35054. PMID: 27845765, PMCID: PMC5109935, DOI: 10.1038/srep35054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderIntranasal oxytocinSocial motivationSocial perceptionSocial-emotional informationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPlacebo-controlled crossover designBiological motionSocial stimuliAngry voicesSocial deficitsSpectrum disorderOT administrationMesolimbic reward pathwayBehavioral treatmentBrain rewardReduced connectivityBrain regionsReward pathwayCortical sitesRewardPerceptionMotivationOxytocinBrain sites
2012
Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies
Voos AC, Pelphrey KA, Tirrell J, Bolling DZ, Wyk B, Kaiser MD, McPartland JC, Volkmar FR, Ventola P. Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1-10. PMID: 23104615, PMCID: PMC4999079, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1683-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderSocial stimuliResponse treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung childrenNeural correlatesSocial motivationSocial skillsSocial perceptionNeural mechanismsNeural responsesBehavioral measuresSpectrum disorderSocial communicationBehavioral treatmentEye trackingNeural systemsAdaptive behaviorBrain regionsBaseline measuresStriking gainsStimuliChildrenPositive effectMechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autism spectrum disorders
Lerner MD, White SW, McPartland JC. Mechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autism spectrum disorders. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2012, 14: 307-318. PMID: 23226955, PMCID: PMC3513684, DOI: 10.31887/dcns.2012.14.3/mlerner.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderPsychosocial interventionsIntervention researchSocial information processingSocial communication deficitsASD intervention researchPsychosocial intervention researchActive therapeutic ingredientsMechanisms of changeExecutive functioningIndividual differencesSocial motivationInternalizing comorbidityInformation processingSocial knowledgeEmpirical supportTherapeutic ingredientsTherapeutic relationshipBehavior modificationFuture directionsInterventionTreatment responseLittle workResearch
2011
Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing
Germine L, Garrido L, Bruce L, Hooker C. Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing. NeuroImage 2011, 58: 935-945. PMID: 21763435, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial anhedoniaEmotion processingEmotion discriminationNeural mechanismsSocial affiliationRostral medial prefrontal cortexLess neural activityRight superior temporal gyrusFace emotion recognitionEmotion recognition deficitsGroup × condition interactionEmotion processing regionsSuperior temporal gyrusPoor social outcomesMedial prefrontal cortexSocial cognitionRecognition deficitsEmotion recognitionNeural basisIndividual differencesSocial motivationProcessing regionsInterpersonal interactions
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