The time window for sense of agency in school-age children is different from that in young adults

•The time window for sense of agency in children was shorter than that in adults.•The time window for sense of agency in children was correlated with manual dexterity.•Sense of agency in children may be mainly based on sensory-motor function. Is there a difference in sense of agency between children...

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Published in:Cognitive development 2020-04, Vol.54, p.100891, Article 100891
Main Authors: Nobusako, Satoshi, Tsujimoto, Taeko, Sakai, Ayami, Shuto, Takashi, Hashimoto, Yuri, Furukawa, Emi, Osumi, Michihiro, Nakai, Akio, Maeda, Takaki, Morioka, Shu
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Language:English
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Comparator model
Manual dexterity
School-Age children
Sense of agency
Time window for sense of agency
Young adults
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Summary:•The time window for sense of agency in children was shorter than that in adults.•The time window for sense of agency in children was correlated with manual dexterity.•Sense of agency in children may be mainly based on sensory-motor function. Is there a difference in sense of agency between children and adults? This study investigated the difference in the time window of sense of agency between school-age children (N = 94, aged 6–12 years) and young adults (N = 30, aged 21–23 years) by using an agency attribution task and international standardized manual dexterity test. The results showed that the time window for sense of agency was significantly shorter in children compared to young adults. In addition, there was a significant correlation between the time window for sense of agency and manual dexterity only in children. The present results suggested that sensory-motor function greatly contributes to sense of agency in school-age children.
ISSN:0885-2014
1879-226X
DOI:10.1016/j.cogdev.2020.100891