Context-dependent basic and moral emotions in adults with autism

Cristina Bleier; Valentina Peralta; Catalina Holguín; Ana María Gómez-Carvajal; Camila Castellanos; Sol Fittipaldi; Hernando Santamaría-García; Sandra Baez

doi:10.1007/s11031-024-10079-w

Context-dependent basic and moral emotions in adults with autism

Título traducido de la contribución: Emociones básicas y morales dependientes del contexto en adultos con autismo

Cristina Bleier, Valentina Peralta, Catalina Holguín, Ana María Gómez-Carvajal, Camila Castellanos, Sol Fittipaldi, Hernando Santamaría-García, Sandra Baez

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Mientras que los déficits de comunicación e interacción social son inherentes al trastorno del espectro autista (TEA), las pruebas relativas a las dificultades en el reconocimiento de emociones básicas y morales siguen siendo poco concluyentes. Las investigaciones previas se han centrado predominantemente en el reconocimiento de emociones básicas, utilizando estímulos que carecen de contexto y pasando por alto la influencia de los rasgos de alexitimia y conciencia interoceptiva. Este estudio pretendía investigar el reconocimiento de emociones básicas y morales contextualizadas, así como la experiencia subjetiva de las segundas en adultos con TEA (n = 32) y compañeros neurotípicos (n = 33). También examinamos su relación con rasgos de alexitimia y conciencia interoceptiva. El reconocimiento básico de emociones se evaluó mediante una tarea que incorporaba señales faciales y corporales en contextos congruentes e incongruentes. Además, utilizamos una versión modificada de la Tarea de Sentimiento Moral para examinar el reconocimiento y la experiencia subjetiva de emociones morales autoconscientes (culpa y vergüenza) y orientadas a los demás (lástima e indignación). Se utilizaron escalas de autoinforme para recoger datos sobre rasgos de alexitimia y conciencia interoceptiva. Los adultos con TEA mostraron un menor rendimiento en el reconocimiento de emociones contextuales básicas y morales en comparación con los individuos neurotípicos. Sin embargo, ni los rasgos de alexitimia ni la conciencia interoceptiva se asociaron con el reconocimiento de emociones contextuales básicas o morales.

Título traducido de la contribución	Emociones básicas y morales dependientes del contexto en adultos con autismo
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-15
Número de páginas	15
Publicación	Motivation and Emotion
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-024-10079-w
Estado	Publicada - jun. 26 2024

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