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

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  • Liliana Dell’Osso

    (Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Rodolfo Buselli

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Martina Corsi

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Sigrid Baldanzi

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Carlo Antonio Bertelloni

    (Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Riccardo Marino

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Davide Gravina

    (Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Martina Chiumiento

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Antonello Veltri

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Gabriele Massimetti

    (Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Fabrizio Caldi

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Salvio Perretta

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Rudy Foddis

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giovanni Guglielmi

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Alfonso Cristaudo

    (Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Claudia Carmassi

    (Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

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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  • Liliana Dell’Osso & Rodolfo Buselli & Martina Corsi & Sigrid Baldanzi & Carlo Antonio Bertelloni & Riccardo Marino & Davide Gravina & Martina Chiumiento & Antonello Veltri & Gabriele Massimetti & Fabr, 2022. "Do Autistic Traits Correlate with Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Spectrum Symptoms among Workers Complaining of Occupational Stress?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-12, March.
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