The Association of Autistic Traits on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in a Non-clinical Sample

This study examined how autistic traits relate to cognitive emotion regulation strategies in 234 non-clinical participants using validated Japanese versions of the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Findings indicate individuals with higher autistic traits tend to use fewer adaptive emotion regulation strategies and more maladaptive ones, potentially explained by differences in perspective-taking and executive function associated with autism spectrum characteristics.