Theory of Mind and Psychosocial Characteristics in Older Men

The extent to which early-life cognitive ability shapes individuals' social functioning throughout life, in the context of later-life factors, is unknown. We investigated performance on the Faux Pas test (FP) in relation to psychosocial characteristics and childhood intelligence scores in 90 he...

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Published in:Psychology and aging 2019-02, Vol.34 (1), p.145-151
Main Authors: Radecki, Marcin A, Cox, Simon R, MacPherson, Sarah E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging - physiology
Aging - psychology
Childhood
Cognitive Ability
Cross-Sectional Studies
Human
Humans
Individual Differences
Intelligence
Intelligence - physiology
Loneliness
Loneliness - psychology
Male
Men
Older men
Personality
Personality and Social Processes
Personality Traits
Psychosocial Factors
Social Adjustment
Social Behavior
Social functioning
Social Support
Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind - physiology
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Summary:The extent to which early-life cognitive ability shapes individuals' social functioning throughout life, in the context of later-life factors, is unknown. We investigated performance on the Faux Pas test (FP) in relation to psychosocial characteristics and childhood intelligence scores in 90 healthy older men. FP performance was associated with close social network size but not social contact, social support, or loneliness when accounting for both childhood and later-life intelligence, affect, personality, and sociodemography. We add to a growing literature on associations between theory of mind and intelligence, affect, and personality.
ISSN:0882-7974
1939-1498
DOI:10.1037/pag0000324