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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2026

Affective forecasting in people with autistic traits, social anhedonia, and subthreshold depression: a multi-method study.

Yan Gao, Yi Wang, Yihang Huang, Chao Yan, Jia Huang, Keying Wang, Zhaotong Yao, Simon S Y Lui, Tianxiao Yang, Raymond C K Chan

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Yan GaoNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yi WangNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yihang HuangNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chao YanKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (MOE&STCSM), Affiliated Mental Health Center (ECNU), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Jia HuangNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Keying WangNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhaotong YaoNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Simon S Y LuiDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Tianxiao YangNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. yangtx@psych.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-0820
Raymond C K ChanNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. rckchan@psych.ac.cn.

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the Natural Science Foundation of China 32430042the Philip K. H. Wong Foundation the Philip K. H. Wong Foundationthe Scientific Foundation of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences E2CX3415CXthe STI2030-Major Projects 2021ZD0200800
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Abstract

The ability to predict future emotions for upcoming events (affective forecasting, AF) is crucial for mental health. This study compared the distinct and shared characteristics of AF in participants with high levels of autistic traits (AT, n = 76), social anhedonia (SA, n = 107), subthreshold depression (SD, n = 102), and 99 controls. Participants completed the laboratory-based and real-life AF tasks, and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Compared with controls, the AT group reported fewer mental simulation details in the laboratory-based task, and the SA group displayed less anticipated pleasure and fewer mental simulation details in both laboratory-based and real-life AF tasks, whereas the SD group showed relatively intact AF. The three subclinical groups showed larger AF bias than controls. Moreover, the three subclinical groups showed altered functional connectivity (FC) compared with controls, and the altered FC was associated with laboratory-based and real-life AF performance. These findings advance our understanding of early identification and prevention strategies of transdiagnostic populations.

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AnhedoniaAnticipation, PsychologicalAutistic DisorderBrainDepressionAdultFemaleForecastingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleYoung AdultAffective forecastingAutistic traitsDefault mode networkSocial anhedoniaSubthreshold depression

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