The Social Motivation Theory proposes that social reward processing differences underlie autism. However, low social motivation has also been linked to higher anxiety. Given the co-occurrence between autism and anxiety, it is possible that anxiety drives the association between social motivation and autistic characteristics. This study tests the mechanisms underlying the association between social motivation and autistic traits.

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检验自闭症的社会动机理论：同时发生的焦虑的作用

社会动机理论认为，社会奖励处理差异是自闭症的根源。然而，较低的社交动机也与较高的焦虑有关。鉴于自闭症和焦虑之间的共存，焦虑可能会驱动社会动机和自闭症特征之间的关联。这项研究测试了社会动机与自闭症特征之间关联的潜在机制。