Subclinical psychopathology and affective forecasting: Role of in-the-moment feelings
Rui-ting Zhang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
Search for more papers by this authorTian-xiao Yang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorSi-yu Chen
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorEmma Barkus
Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Raymond C. K. Chan
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Correspondence
Professor Raymond C. K. Chan, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorRui-ting Zhang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
Search for more papers by this authorTian-xiao Yang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorSi-yu Chen
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorEmma Barkus
Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Raymond C. K. Chan
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Correspondence
Professor Raymond C. K. Chan, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; National Key Research and Development Program, Grant/Award Number: 2016YFC0906402; National Science Fund China, Grant/Award Number: 81571317; Philip K H Wong Foundation
Abstract
It is important for positive well-being and social engagement to understand how people predict future emotions, an ability known as affective forecasting. However, mechanisms underpinning the change to affective forecasting are not well understood in people with subclinical psychiatric symptoms. The current study differentiated components that comprise affective forecasting and investigated how non-clinical features relate to these. We recruited 319 participants to complete the social affective forecasting task and respond to questionnaires that captured schizotypal and autistic traits as well as depressive symptoms. Associations between affective forecasting and subclinical features were investigated using correlations, regression, and structure equation modeling. Results showed that interpersonal features of schizotypal traits negatively predicted anticipated emotions in positive social conditions via in-the-moment feelings but not via mental simulation. Findings highlight that in-the-moment feelings may be an intervention target to help people who have difficulties with social interactions to anticipate more pleasure for future social events.
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