Gutenberg Open Science: Theory of mind development from adolescence to adulthood : testing the two-component model

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dc.contributor.author	Meinhardt-Injac, Bozana	-
dc.contributor.author	Daum, Moritz M.	-
dc.contributor.author	Meinhardt, Günter	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-20T09:20:33Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-05-20T09:20:33Z	-
dc.date.issued	2020	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/7022	-
dc.description.abstract	The ability to infer mental and affective states of others is crucial for social functioning. This ability, denoted as Theory of Mind (ToM), develops rapidly during childhood, yet results on its development across adolescence and into young adulthood are rare. In the present study, we tested the two-component model, measuring age-related changes in social-perceptual and social-cognitive ToM in a sample of 267 participants between 11 and 25 years of age. Additionally, we measured language, reasoning, and inhibitory control as major covariates. Participants inferred mental states from non-verbal cues in a social-perceptual task (Eye Test) and from stories with faux pas in a social-cognitive task (Faux Pas Test). Results showed substantial improvement across adolescence in both ToM measures and in the covariates. Analysis with linear mixed models (LMM) revealed specific age-related growth for the social-perceptual component, while the age-related increase of the social-cognitive component fully aligned with the increase of the covariates. These results support the distinction between ToM components and indicate that adolescence is a crucial period for developing social-perceptual ToM abilities.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.title	Theory of mind development from adolescence to adulthood : testing the two-component model	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7008	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport	de
jgu.organisation.number	7910	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	The British journal of developmental psychology	de
jgu.journal.volume	38	de
jgu.journal.issue	2	de
jgu.pages.start	289	de
jgu.pages.end	303	de
jgu.publisher.year	2020	-
jgu.publisher.name	Wiley	de
jgu.publisher.place	Hoboken, NJ u.a.	de
jgu.publisher.issn	2044-835X	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1111/bjdp.12320	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485
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