Little is known about the relationship between the personality and the emotional experiences of people with broader autism phenotype (BAP) or autistic traits. Given that music is a powerful vehicle for conveying emotions and that several studies show that people with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically respond to music in similar ways, the present study examines the relationship between personality, autistic traits, and emotional experiences evoked by music. A total of 110 participants (n = 74 females) aged 18 to 35 years (M = 21.25, SD = 3.36) completed the NEO-Five Factor Inventory-3-S, Social Responsiveness Scale-2, Autism-Spectrum Quotient, and Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index self-report questionnaires. Path analyses revealed that the relationship between autistic traits and emotional responsiveness to music was fully mediated by extraversion, and to a lesser extent openness to experience. These results suggest that people in the general population who have fewer autistic traits and who tend to be extraverted and open to experience report greater emotional responsiveness to music than those who are less extraverted and less open to experience. These findings suggest that it is important to consider personality characteristics when considering the relationship between autistic traits and emotional experiences.

对于具有更广泛的自闭症表型（BAP）或自闭症特征的人的性格与情感体验之间的关系知之甚少。鉴于音乐是传达情感的强大工具，并且多项研究表明，患有自闭症谱系障碍和没有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的人通常会对音乐做出类似反应，因此本研究考察了人格，自闭症特征和诱发的情感体验之间的关系。通过音乐。共有110位参与者（n = 74位女性）年龄在18至35岁之间（M = 21.25，SD= 3.36）完成了NEO-五因素清单3-S，社会反应能力量表2，自闭症频谱商和Goldsmiths音乐复杂度指数自我报告调查表。路径分析表明，孤独症特征和对音乐的情感反应之间的关系完全由外向性介导，而在较小程度上则是开放的体验。这些结果表明，与不那么外向，不那么开放的人们相比，自闭症特征较少，倾向于外向和开放的人们对音乐的情感反应更大。这些发现表明，在考虑自闭症特征与情绪体验之间的关系时，考虑人格特征非常重要。