title: Brief Report: Effects of Sensory Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty on Anxiety in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: This study examined the relations between anxiety and individual characteristics of sensory sensitivity (SS) and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in mothers of children with ASD. The mothers of 50 children completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Highly Sensitive Person Scale and the IU Scale. Anxiety was associated with both SS and IU and IU was also associated with SS. Mediation analyses showed direct effects between anxiety and both IU and SS but a significant indirect effect was found only in the model in which IU mediated between SS. This is the first study to characterize the nature of the IU and SS interrelation in predicting levels of anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Wales Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3A, Wales, UK. M.Uljarevic@latrobe.edu.au.|Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, Autism CRC, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia. M.Uljarevic@latrobe.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uljarević
authors.affiliation: Wales Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3A, Wales, UK.|School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carrington
authors.affiliation: Wales Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3A, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leekam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D035501:Uncertainty
keywords: Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Intolerance of uncertainty; Parents; Sensory sensitivity