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Xudong Zhao1,2, Shuang Ma1,3, Xuehua Xu4
1School of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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Built upon the core tenets of Cybernetic Big Five Theory, the present research explores how Autistic Traits operate dynamically within a unified network encompassing personality meta-traits (Plasticity and Stability) and multiple facets of prospective cognition. Based on three-wave longitudinal data of 570 non-clinical young adults, temporal network analysis was implemented to model cross-domain temporal interplay. Results revealed an interconnected system: Social Camouflaging negatively predicted subsequent Social Autistic Traits and formed mutually reinforcing bidirectional pathways with Future Imagination. Far-Target Orientation buffered Cognitive Rigidity but induced a notable "paradox of planning", as it concurrently suppressed Future Action Agency and Purpose Consciousness. Future Action Agency exerted positive prospective effects on later Purpose Consciousness, and Future Imagination maintained reciprocal positive temporal associations with Purpose Consciousness. Stability exhibited dual concurrent outcomes: it boosted Future Imagination while simultaneously increasing Rigidity. These findings provide the first within-person evidence that Autistic Traits develop dynamically through interactive processes across personality and future cognition. Practically, supportive strategies should strengthen Future Action Agency and Purpose Consciousness, redirect Future Imagination toward functional planning, and apply Far-Target Orientation to alleviate Rigidity while safeguarding present agency.
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