Self-Referential Processing Predicts Social Cognitive Ability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21209262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stejara Dinulescu (0009-0009-4387-4211, Southern Methodist University), Talha Alvi (0000-0001-5673-0158, Southern Methodist University), David Rosenfield (0000-0002-3743-9186, Southern Methodist University), Cecile S Sunahara (0000-0002-1355-5377, Southern Methodist University), Junghee Lee (0000-0001-9963-3526, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, CA, USA), Benjamin A Tabak (0000-0003-0833-5705, Southern Methodist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-107 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1948550620902281 |
| OpenAlex | W3014655910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 43 |
Self-referential processing is critical for making sense of others. However, there remains surprisingly little research examining associations between behavioral assessments of self-referential processing and social cognition (i.e., tasks assessing one’s understanding of others’ thoughts and emotions). This study ( n = 396) examined this link by associating accuracy in a self-referential processing task with two assessments of social cognition (i.e., theory of mind and empathic accuracy). Exploratory analyses included an examination of the relationship between self-referential processing and autism-related traits, as well as depression symptoms, both of which have been previously associated with decreased social cognitive ability. Self-referential processing was positively related to performance in both social cognition tasks, and these relationships were not valence-specific or moderated by gender. Moreover, no associations were found between self-referential processing and autism-related traits or depressive symptoms. Our findings provide behavioral evidence for a relation between self-referential processing and social cognition
Autism · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Information processing · Social cognition · Social cognitive theory · Social information processing · Theory of mind · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |