Development of affective theory of mind across adolescence: Disentangling the role of executive functions
Publication year
2013Number of pages
12 p.
Source
Developmental Neuropsychology, 38, 2, (2013), pp. 114-125ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Journal title
Developmental Neuropsychology
Volume
vol. 38
Issue
iss. 2
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 114
Page end
p. 125
Subject
DI-BCB_DCC_Theme 3: Plasticity and Memory; Neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology; Neuro- en revalidatiepsychologieAbstract
Theory of mind, the ability to understand mental states, involves inferences about others' cognitive (cognitive theory of mind) and emotional (affective theory of mind) mental states. The current study explored the role of executive functions in developing affective theory of mind across adolescence. Affective theory of mind and three subcomponents of executive functions (inhibition, updating, and shifting) were measured. Affective theory of mind was positively related to age, and all three executive functions. Specifically, inhibition explained the largest amount of variance in age-related differences in affective theory of mind.
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