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Reward Sensitivity Predicts the Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children with Autism and Anxiety
Hollocks, Matthew J. Wood, Jeffrey J. Storch, Eric A. Cho, An-Chuen Kerns, Connor M.
Hollocks, Matthew J.
Wood, Jeffrey J.
Storch, Eric A.
Cho, An-Chuen
Kerns, Connor M.
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2022-01-24
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2025596
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Objective: Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, research has yet to examine what cognitive characteristics may influence treatment response. The current study investigated decision-making ability and social cognition as potential (a) predictors of differential treatment response to two versions of CBT and (b) moderators of the effect of treatment condition. Method: The study included 148 children (mean age = 9.8 years) with interfering anxiety and a diagnosis of ASD who were enrolled in a randomized clinical trial comparing two versions of CBT for anxiety (standard and adapted for ASD). Participants completed pretreatment measures of decision-making ability (adapted Iowa Gambling Task) and social cognition (Strange Stories) and analyses tested whether task performance predicted treatment response across and between (moderation) treatment conditions. Results: Our findings indicate that decision-making ability moderated treatment outcomes in youth with ASD and anxiety, with a better decision-making performance being associated with higher post-treatment anxiety scores for those who received standard, not adapted, CBT. Conclusions: Children with ASD and anxiety who are more sensitive to reward contingencies and reinforcement may benefit more from adapted CBT approaches that work more explicitly with reward.
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Hollocks, M. J., Wood, J. J., Storch, E. A., Cho, A. C., Kerns, C. M., & Kendall, P. C. (2023). Reward Sensitivity Predicts the Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children with Autism and Anxiety. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 52(6), 811–818. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2025596
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Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Vol. 52, No. 6
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