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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Autism Research

Background:

  • Understanding social perception is crucial in interpersonal interactions.
  • Autistic traits can influence social communication and perception.
  • Previous research has explored various facets of social interaction in autism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between autistic traits and social perception.
  • To examine the roles of expressiveness and readability in mediating social favorability and likability.
  • To understand how autistic traits influence perceived social favorability and likability.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty participants ('targets') with measured autistic traits (Autism Spectrum Quotient) were video recorded.
  • 106 participants ('perceivers') rated videos on expressiveness, readability, and social favorability.
  • Mediation analyses were used to examine the relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • Autistic traits negatively impacted perceived likability and social favorability.
  • Lowered expressiveness mediated the negative impact of autistic traits on likability and social favorability.
  • Autistic traits directly affected readability, independent of expressiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Autistic traits significantly influence social perception, affecting likability and social favorability.
  • Expressiveness plays a key mediating role in how autistic traits impact social judgments.
  • Readability is directly influenced by autistic traits, suggesting distinct pathways in social perception.