TY - JOUR
T1 - Verbal working memory in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders
T2 - A meta-analysis review
AU - An, Wenjun
AU - Ding, Zhongbing
AU - Zhu, Ziqiao
AU - Zhang, Meng
AU - Xiao, Hongli
AU - Guo, Peilin
AU - Yang, Fuyi
AU - Zhou, Xiaolong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors
PY - 2025/9
Y1 - 2025/9
N2 - In recent years, research has increasingly concentrated on examining verbal working memory (VWM) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the findings on whether ASD experience impairments in VWM are inconsistent, which could be attributed to various factors, including age, IQ, task variations, and participant heterogeneity. Therefore, this study undertakes a meta-analysis to review the advancements in research on VWM deficits in ASD, exploring the potential influence of factors such as age, IQ, sample size, and test tasks on VWM performance in this population. According to the Boolean algorithm, this study combined keywords related to VWM in children and adolescents with ASD, and published them in Web of Science, PsyCINFO, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang Database to find all research findings in ASD related VWM published before 2024, and the final meta-analysis comprised 25 studies. The research conclusion indicate that children and adolescents with ASD have deficits in VWM. In addition, age, IQ, sample size, and testing tasks may not be important factors affecting the VWM in ASD. The conclusion of this study provides theoretical basis and clinical guidance for further exploring the influencing factors and intervention methods of VWM with ASD in the future.
AB - In recent years, research has increasingly concentrated on examining verbal working memory (VWM) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the findings on whether ASD experience impairments in VWM are inconsistent, which could be attributed to various factors, including age, IQ, task variations, and participant heterogeneity. Therefore, this study undertakes a meta-analysis to review the advancements in research on VWM deficits in ASD, exploring the potential influence of factors such as age, IQ, sample size, and test tasks on VWM performance in this population. According to the Boolean algorithm, this study combined keywords related to VWM in children and adolescents with ASD, and published them in Web of Science, PsyCINFO, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang Database to find all research findings in ASD related VWM published before 2024, and the final meta-analysis comprised 25 studies. The research conclusion indicate that children and adolescents with ASD have deficits in VWM. In addition, age, IQ, sample size, and testing tasks may not be important factors affecting the VWM in ASD. The conclusion of this study provides theoretical basis and clinical guidance for further exploring the influencing factors and intervention methods of VWM with ASD in the future.
KW - ASD
KW - Children and adolescents
KW - Deficits
KW - Meta-anaylsis
KW - VWM
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105011144726
U2 - 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105253
DO - 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105253
M3 - 文献综述
AN - SCOPUS:105011144726
SN - 0001-6918
VL - 259
JO - Acta Psychologica
JF - Acta Psychologica
M1 - 105253
ER -