Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kita-karasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kita-karasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Institute of Applied Brain Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; School of Human and Social Sciences, Tokyo International University, 2509 Matoba, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jan;271:247-252. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.11.057. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
The need for closure (NFC), a desire for a firm answer and less ambiguity, has a key role in cognitive flexibility in typical development (TD) populations. This study investigated this motivational construct and its relation to cognitive inflexibility in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Compared with individuals with TD, those with ASD reported higher levels in preference for predictability and closed-mindedness and lower levels in decisiveness. These NFC facets were significantly associated with cognitive flexibility in ASD as well as TD groups. The study findings provide further insights into the motivational underpinnings of flexible behavior in ASD.
寻求定论（NFC），即对明确答案和较少歧义的渴望，在典型发展（TD）人群的认知灵活性中起着关键作用。本研究调查了这一动机结构及其与自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）中认知灵活性的关系。与 TD 个体相比，ASD 个体在对可预测性和封闭性的偏好以及果断性方面的得分更高。这些 NFC 方面与 ASD 和 TD 组的认知灵活性显著相关。研究结果进一步深入了解了 ASD 中灵活行为的动机基础。
