Do Autistic Traits Correlate with Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Spectrum Symptoms among Workers Complaining of Occupational Stress?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Martina Corsi¹  Sigrid Baldanzi¹  Riccardo Marino¹  Salvio Perretta¹  Antonello Veltri¹  Rodolfo Buselli¹  Martina Chiumiento¹  Alfonso Cristaudo¹  Fabrizio Caldi¹  Giovanni Guglielmi¹  Rudy Foddis¹  Davide Gravina²  Liliana Dell’Osso²  Carlo Antonio Bertelloni²  Gabriele Massimetti²  Claudia Carmassi² 

[1] Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy;Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy;

关键词: autistic traits;    autism spectrum disorder;    mood spectrum;    post-traumatic stress spectrum;    occupational stress;    rumination;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph19073809

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The adult autism subthreshold spectrum model appears to be a useful tool for detecting possible vulnerability factors in order to develop mental disorders in the contest of work-related stress. The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between autism, mood, and post-traumatic spectrum in a cohort of subjects complaining of work-related stress before the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors carried out a retrospective investigation of both medical records and self-assessment tools of a sample of subjects evaluated at the Occupational Health Department of a University hospital in central Italy. Data showed significant correlations between the AdAS spectrum, TALS-SR, and MOODS total and domain scores. A multiple linear regression evidenced that both the AdAS spectrum and TAL-SR significantly predict the MOODS scores. In particular, mediation analysis showed both a direct and indirect, mediated by TALS-SR, effect of the AdAS Spectrum on the MOODS-SR. These results corroborate the role of autistic traits in influencing the traumatic impact of work-related stress and the development of mood spectrum symptoms.

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