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Developmental Neuropsychology Volume 38, 2013 - Issue 2
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Development of Affective Theory of Mind Across Adolescence: Disentangling the Role of Executive Functions

Nora C. Vetter Department of Psychiatry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mareike Altgassen Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Louise Phillips School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Caitlin E. V. Mahy Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
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Matthias Kliegel Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 114-125 | Published online: 14 Feb 2013
 
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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.

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