The Impact of Affective Theory of Mind on Autistic Individual's Perception of Remorse.

ABSTRACT: Previous research indicates that difficulties with expressing remorse may contribute to the longer sentences autistic individuals receive within the criminal justice system. These differences in remorse expression may stem from their reduced ability to perceive emotions in others. This study investigated the association between an individual's level of autistic traits and their remorse perception ability. We also examined the influence of Affective Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to understand others' emotional experiences, in remorse perception. We thought that the more autistic traits with which a person presented, the poorer their ability to perceive remorse would be, with overall ToM and affective ToM serving as mediating factors. Forty-five autistic and 47 non-autistic individuals a

SUBMITTER: Tan QS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11928921 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature