| Literature DB >> 23410214 |
Nora C Vetter1, Mareike Altgassen, Louise Phillips, Caitlin E V Mahy, Matthias Kliegel.
Abstract
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.Mesh:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23410214 DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2012.733786
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Neuropsychol ISSN: 1532-6942 Impact factor: 2.253