The forensic implications of camouflaging: a study into victimisation and offending associated with autism and pathological demand avoidance

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-08-16 DOI:10.1108/aia-02-2022-0006

Grace Trundle, Katy A. Jones, D. Ropar, V. Egan

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Abstract

Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of social camouflaging on victimisation and offending in relation to autism and pathological demand avoidance (PDA) traits. Camouflaging aims to overcome or conceal difficulties in social and communication skills. Autistic individuals report camouflaging in response to threat and being verbally and physically assaulted when they have not camouflaged. Thus, camouflaging could be associated with victimisation. Camouflaging could also impact on specialist support available to an individual, potentially increasing the risk of victimisation or offending. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional study was conducted using 220 participants from the general population who completed online questionnaires measuring victimisation and offending, autism and PDA traits, camouflaging and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Findings Correlational analysis found positive associations between camouflaging and victimisation, and camouflaging and lifetime offending. Greater camouflaging and PDA traits predicted greater offending, whereas greater autism traits predicted fewer offending behaviours. While correlated, camouflaging was not significantly predictive of victimisation. Victimisation was predicted by symptoms of depression and PDA traits. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to consider camouflaging as an influencing factor on offending and victimisation in autistic and PDA individuals.

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伪装的法医学意义：与自闭症和病理性需求回避相关的伤害和犯罪研究

目的本研究旨在探讨社会伪装对自闭症和病理性需求回避(PDA)特征的受害和冒犯行为的影响。伪装的目的是克服或隐藏社交和沟通技巧上的困难。自闭症患者报告说，伪装是对威胁的反应，当他们没有伪装时，他们会受到口头和身体上的攻击。因此，伪装可能与受害有关。伪装也会影响到专家对个人的支持，潜在地增加受害或冒犯的风险。设计/方法/方法横断面研究对来自普通人群的220名参与者进行了研究，他们完成了在线问卷调查，测量受害者和冒犯，自闭症和PDA特征，伪装以及抑郁和焦虑症状。研究结果与相关分析发现，伪装与受害、伪装与终身犯罪之间存在正相关。更强的伪装和PDA特征预示着更大的冒犯行为，而更强的自闭症特征预示着更少的冒犯行为。伪装虽然相关，但并不能显著预测受害。受害行为可由抑郁症状和PDA特征预测。原创性/价值据作者所知，这项研究首次将伪装作为自闭症和PDA个体冒犯和受害的影响因素。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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