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This study aims to explore how executive functioning mediates the relationship between social skills and psychopathology in autistic and typically developing children and adolescents.

June 28, 2026Autism ResearchOpen Access

Executive Functioning as a Pathway Between Social Skills and Psychopathology: The Moderating Role of Autism Diagnosis

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This study aims to explore how executive functioning mediates the relationship between social skills and psychopathology in autistic and typically developing children and adolescents.
Utilized two moderated mediation analyses to assess the impact of executive functioning on social skills and psychopathology.
Delineated effects separately for autistic and typically developing children and adolescents.
Focused on metacognitive functioning and behavior dysregulation as key mediating factors.
Metacognitive functioning mediated the relationship between social skills and internalizing problems in autistic children and adolescents.
Behavior dysregulation mediated the relationship between social skills and externalizing problems in both autistic and typically developing youth.
Executive functioning effects were not moderated by autism diagnosis, indicating similar pathways across groups.

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Moderated mediation analysis reveals executive functioning's role in social skills and psychopathology among autistic and TD youth, suggesting intervention pathways.

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Ansari et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bb4561bb0a67205c6e1b https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70305

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Moderated mediation analysis reveals executive functioning's role in social skills and psychopathology among autistic and TD youth, suggesting intervention pathways.

Executive Functioning as a Pathway Between Social Skills and Psychopathology: The Moderating Role of Autism Diagnosis

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Executive Functioning as a Pathway Between Social Skills and Psychopathology: The Moderating Role of Autism Diagnosis

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