scholarly journals Friend matters: sex differences in social language during autism diagnostic interviews

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Cola ◽  
Lisa D. Yankowitz ◽  
Kimberly Tena ◽  
Alison Russell ◽  
Leila Bateman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Clinical Phenotype ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Word Use ◽  
Social Phenotype ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Social Words ◽  
The Way

Abstract Background Autistic individuals frequently experience social communication challenges. Girls are diagnosed with autism less often than boys even when their symptoms are equally severe, which may be due to insufficient understanding of the way autism manifests in girls. Differences in the behavioral presentation of autism, including how people talk about social topics, could contribute to these persistent problems with identification. Despite a growing body of research suggesting that autistic girls and boys present distinct symptom profiles in a variety of domains, including social attention, friendships, social motivation, and language, differences in the way that autistic boys and girls communicate verbally are not yet well understood. Closely analyzing boys’ and girls’ socially-focused language during semi-structured clinical assessments could shed light on potential sex differences in the behavioral presentation of autistic individuals that may prove useful for identifying and effectively supporting autistic girls. Here, we compare social word use in verbally fluent autistic girls and boys during the interview sections of the ADOS-2 Module 3 and measure associations with clinical phenotype. Methods School-aged girls and boys with autism (N = 101, 25 females; aged 6–15) were matched on age, IQ, and parent/clinician ratings of autism symptom severity. Our primary analysis compared the number of social words produced by autistic boys and girls (normalized to account for differences in total word production). Social words are words that make reference to other people, including friends and family. Results There was a significant main effect of sex on social word production, such that autistic girls used more social words than autistic boys. To identify the specific types of words driving this effect, additional subcategories of friend and family words were analyzed. There was a significant effect of sex on friend words, with girls using significantly more friend words than boys. However, there was no significant main effect of sex on family words, suggesting that sex differences in social word production may be driven by girls talking more about friends compared to boys, not family. To assess relationships between word use and clinical phenotype, we modeled ADOS-2 Social Affect (SA) scores as a function of social word production. In the overall sample, social word use correlated significantly with ADOS-2 SA scores, indicating that participants who used more social words were rated as less socially impaired by clinicians. However, when examined in each sex separately, this result only held for boys. Limitations This study cannot speak to the ways in which social word use may differ for younger children, adults, or individuals who are not verbally fluent; in addition, there were more autistic boys than girls in our sample, making it difficult to detect small effects. Conclusions Autistic girls used significantly more social words than boys during a diagnostic assessment—despite being matched on age, IQ, and both parent- and clinician-rated autism symptom severity. Sex differences in linguistic markers of social phenotype in autism are especially important in light of the late or missed diagnoses that disproportionately affect autistic girls. Specifically, heightened talk about social topics could complicate autism referral and diagnosis when non-clinician observers expect a male-typical pattern of reduced social focus, which autistic girls may not always exhibit.

scholarly journals Effects of semantic neighbourhood density on spoken word production

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 2752-2775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solène Hameau ◽  
Lyndsey Nickels ◽  
Britta Biedermann
Keyword(s):  
Picture Naming ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Spoken Word ◽  
Word Production ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Feature Based ◽  
Target Production ◽  
Naming Performance

When producing words, it is generally agreed that semantically related words are activated along with the target. However, relatively little is known about the extent to which the number of such semantically related words affects the production of spoken words. The research presented here explores, in detail, the influence of semantic neighbourhood density—the number of words of similar meaning in the lexicon—on picture naming performance in both unimpaired speakers and a large group of individuals with aphasia. In Experiment 1, six different semantic neighbourhood density measures were compared using principal component analysis. Four different semantic neighbourhood density components were identified: feature-based, context-based, association-based, and distant. In Experiment 2, these new measures were used as predictors in an analysis of picture naming data from unimpaired English speakers: no significant effects of semantic neighbourhood factors were observed on either latency or accuracy. Finally, Experiment 3 reports an analysis of picture naming responses of a large group of individuals with aphasia ( n = 193), examining the influence of the semantic neighbourhood density measures. Effects of the feature-based semantic neighbourhood measure on accuracy varied across participants with no overall main effect. This same measure increased the probability of a coordinate error compared with a correct response but also compared with an omission. Results are best accommodated by theories of word production that incorporate mechanisms by which semantically related concepts can both facilitate and inhibit target production.

Sloppy Typing and Reproduction in a Written Technical Message—An Experiment

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Richard M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Reading Time ◽  
Time Judgment ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Good Reproduction ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Way

An experiment was performed to determine the effect (if any) of sloppy typing and reproduction upon the effectiveness of a written technical message. The variables tested were the margins, the way in which corrections were made, and the reproduction of the message. Approximately seven hundred subjects in five definably different audiences were tested. Measures were taken of comprehension, reading time, judgment of the author's credibility, and judgment of the author's competence as a writer. Five main effects and five interactions were found at the 0.05 level of probability. Each variable, each measure of the effectiveness of the message, and each audience was involved in one or more of these effects. In each main effect and each interaction subject to easy interpretation, the unaltered form (good typing and good reproduction) of the variable(s) concerned appeared to be the more effective.

Speakers' Sex Differences in Voice Onset Time: A Study of Isolated Word Production

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 651-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Whiteside ◽  
C. J. Irving
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Voice Onset Time ◽  
Onset Time ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Isolated Word ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Voice

This report presents a brief study into sex differences of speakers in the voice onset time of English plosives that are stressed in both word-initial and pre-vocalic positions. 36 isolated words were spoken by 5 men (age range 25 to 37 yr., M: 34.2 yr.) and 5 women speakers (age range 28 to 38 yr., M: 32.6 yr.) who were subjects. Analysis showed that the women speakers had on the average relative to the men, longer voice onset time values for voiceless plosives and shorter voice onset time values for the voiced plosives.

Men and Women Holding Hands: Whose Hand is Uppermost?

1998 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Chapell ◽  
Ellen Basso ◽  
Antoinette Decola ◽  
Jamie Hossack ◽  
John Keebler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Equal Height ◽  
The Way

This study explored the issue of whether status and power differences are expressed in the way men and women hold hands. It was hypothesized that men's hands would be upper in heterosexual handholding couples significantly more often than women's Also, to explore the possibility that height differences of handholding partners might affect handholding position, all handholding couples observed in this study were classified as couples with men and women of equal height or couples where either the men or women were taller. A total of 1,006 handholding couples were observed, and men's hands were significantly more likely to be the upper one in couples when men were taller than women and in couples where men and women were of equal height, suggesting that, while height does matter, it is less important for this handholding pattern than sex differences.

Time-Course of Attentional Bias for Positive Social Words in Individuals with High and Low Social Anxiety

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Yu ◽  
Songwei Li ◽  
Mingyi Qian ◽  
Peng Yang ◽  
Xiaoling Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Response Latencies ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
High Social Anxiety ◽  
Different Response ◽  
Positive Stimuli ◽  
Social Words

Background: Although accumulating research demonstrates the association between attentional bias and social anxiety, the bias for positive stimuli has so far not been adequately studied. Aims: The aim is to investigate the time-course of attentional bias for positive social words in participants with high and low social anxiety. Method: In a modified dot-probe task, word-pairs of neutral and positive social words were randomly presented for 100, 500, and 1250 milliseconds in a nonclinical sample of students to test their attentional bias. Results: Non-significant interaction of Group × Exposure Duration was found. However, there was a significant main effect of group, with significantly different response latencies between the high social anxiety (HSA) and low social anxiety (LSA) groups in the 100 ms condition, without for 500 or 1250 ms. With respect to attentional bias, the LSA group showed enhanced preferential attention for positive social words to which the HSA group showed avoidance in the 100 ms condition. In the 500 ms condition, preferential attention to positive social words was at trend in the LSA group, relative to the HSA group. Neither group showed attentional bias in the 1250 ms condition. Conclusions: These findings extend recent research about the attention training program and add to the empirical literature suggesting that the initial avoidance of positive stimuli may contribute to maintaining social anxiety.

Gender and Generation Effects on Person Perception

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay C. Sharp ◽  
Sandra G. Candy ◽  
Lillian E. Troll
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Way

It has been assumed that the characteristics of respondents, such as their sex, background and socialization experiences, would affect the way in which respondents perceive other persons. Sex differences have been found in college students, but generational differences have not been explored. The present study employed one hundred fifty men and women, of non-college background and of a wide range of ages, and permitted free responses in respondents' descriptions. The effect of gender and generation on the categories participants used to describe a known man and woman was examined. A multivariate analysis of variance indicated significance on both variables. However, subsequent one-way analyses of variance revealed that only a few categories were used differentially by men and women, or by the older, middle and younger generations.

scholarly journals ENIGMA + COINSTAC: Improving Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Re-usability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Turner ◽  
Vince D. Calhoun ◽  
Paul M. Thompson ◽  
Neda Jahanshad ◽  
Christopher R. K. Ching ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Negative Symptom ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Technological Approach ◽  
Neuroimaging Data ◽  
Fair Principles ◽  
Data Objects ◽  
Neuroimaging Genetics

AbstractThe FAIR principles, as applied to clinical and neuroimaging data, reflect the goal of making research products Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. The use of the Collaborative Informatics and Neuroimaging Suite Toolkit for Anonymized Computation (COINSTAC) platform in the Enhancing Neuroimaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) consortium combines the technological approach of decentralized analyses with the sociological approach of sharing data. In addition, ENIGMA + COINSTAC provides a platform to facilitate the use of machine-actionable data objects. We first present how ENIGMA and COINSTAC support the FAIR principles, and then showcase their integration with a decentralized meta-analysis of sex differences in negative symptom severity in schizophrenia, and finally present ongoing activities and plans to advance FAIR principles in ENIGMA + COINSTAC. ENIGMA and COINSTAC currently represent efforts toward improved Access, Interoperability, and Reusability. We highlight additional improvements needed in these areas, as well as future connections to other resources for expanded Findability.

scholarly journals Women and Men Were Proportionally Represented Among Speakers at Major National Neurology Conferences in 2017

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie McDermott ◽  
James F. Burke ◽  
Haley McCalpin ◽  
Anita V. Shelgikar ◽  
Douglas J. Gelb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Disproportionate Representation ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Us ◽  
Medical School Graduation ◽  
School Graduation ◽  
Sectional Analysis

AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether speaking roles at five major neurology conferences in 2017 show disproportionate representation by men.MethodsThis study consisted of two cross-sectional analyses. In the first part, we compared speaker characteristics across meetings and by gender using descriptive statistics. In the second part, we linked presenters to the American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile. For the primary analysis in the second part using linked AMA speaker data, we built models to estimate the influence of gender on speaker roles.Results1493 speakers were identified and included in our cross-sectional analysis. Women made up 28% of presenters from the US and 18% of presenters from other countries. After adjusting for years from medical school graduation and subspecialty, no effect of gender on speaker activity was observed (odds ratio [OR] for women 0.91; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.77-1.07).ConclusionsFactors aside from national conference speaking activity should be investigated to better understand sex differences in rank at top-ranked academic neurology programs.

Language Policy of Bilingual Family Towards Children’s Word Production

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Maria Fran Lumbanbatu ◽  
Sumarsih Sumarsih ◽  
Lince Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Language Ideology ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Formal Context ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Language Practice ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Way

The objectives of this study are to investigate the way the bilingual families decide their own language policy through the components of language policy, the way the parents apply language policy to succeed their children words production, and to find out the factors why the parents apply the language policy the way they are. This research applied qualitative approach by phenomenology term through observation, questionnaire and in–depth interview. The research findings showed that bilingual families use the components of language policy namely language ideology, language practice and language management. Mostly parents considered language ideology and language management. Otherwise, language practice were not applied by them completely, it can be seen through language that their children use will be different with what the parents have expected. Language policy is applied in family by practicing the language directly. There are some influences that make the parents practice the language directly, namely: influences of outside home and there is no balance guidance of practicing language between mother and father. Factors that support parents in conducting language policy are intermarriage, maintaining the language particularly tribal language, the position of language using in formal context such as school and the position of language which is used in their environment.   Keywords: Bilingual families; Language policy; and Word Production.

Sex, Temperament, and Language-Related Differences in Examination Performance: A Study of Multiple-Choice and Written-Answer Tests

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1123-1134
Author(s):  
David L. Robinson ◽  
Jaafar Behbehani ◽  
Mumtaz Shukkur
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Examination Performance

Arousability theory of Robinson predicts sex differences in temperament and in verbal ability and cognitive processing. Related hypotheses were tested in a sample of 73 Kuwaiti 3rd-year medical students by analysis of data obtained from administration of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and from questions requiring written answers or multiple-choice answers in an examination in psychology. Principal components analysis yielded a large sex difference in word production and indicated that variance of written answers loaded on two uncorrelated “linguistic” and “knowledge/cognition” components. Sex differences in temperament were also manifest but these contributed little to the observed differences in examination performance. Statistical tests indicated no sex difference in multiple-choice performance, but the women produced more words than the men and did better on the written-answer questions. In addition, there were substantial and statistically significant correlations between word production and performance on both types of test. The results confirmed predictions from arousability theory that the multiple-choice questions provided a more equitable basis than short written answers for examining classes of men and women in medical school. Written answers for questions could penalise students who are shown to be less proficient in the use of English as a second language.

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