Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is implicated in the development and maintenance of several psychopathological conditions. Non-clinical individuals with high autistic traits may develop anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms. Here, we investigated the relationships of autistic traits with AS dimensions and depression, considering sex. We referred to the two-factor model of the autism spectrum quotient to distinguish social and non-social autistic traits and assessed 345 university students on AS and depression scales. Results showed that only social autistic traits predicted general AS and anxiety-related concerns regarding social and cognitive domains. The present results emphasize the need of assessing multiple domains of anxiety in individuals on the autistic spectrum, differentiating social and non-social traits.

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焦虑敏感性域受社会和非社会自闭症特征的不同影响。

焦虑敏感性 (AS) 与几种精神病理状况的发展和维持有关。具有高度自闭症特征的非临床个体可能会出现焦虑症和抑郁症状。在这里，我们研究了自闭症特征与 AS 维度和抑郁症的关系，并考虑了性别。我们参考了自闭症谱商的双因素模型来区分社会和非社会自闭症特征，并评估了 345 名大学生的 AS 和抑郁量表。结果表明，只有社交自闭症特征可以预测一般 AS 和与社交和认知领域相关的焦虑相关问题。目前的结果强调需要评估自闭症患者的多个焦虑领域，区分社会和非社会特征。