@article{de7639b87351496f8ae797844bee788e,
title = "Language, ambiguity, and executive functions in adolescents' theory of mind",
abstract = "Executive functions' (EF) role in adolescents' advanced theory of mind (aToM) was examined. In Study 1, adolescents (N = 189 in 2017, Mage = 13.1 years, 55.6% female from racially/ethnically diverse schools) completed the Flexibility and Automaticity of Social Cognition task (FASC), and shifting and inhibition measures. Study 2 (N = 289 in 2018 and 2019, Mage = 15.7 years, 59.9% female, 56.4% Hispanic/Latino) replicated Study 1 in older adolescents using automated scoring of FASC flexibility. Flexibility of social cognition varied based on ambiguity and language use; automaticity of social cognition varied by ambiguity. The role of EF was less conclusive; shifting and inhibition predicted some flexibility and automaticity measures. Ambiguity, language, and EF, particularly shifting, influence aToM into adolescence.",
author = "Brodsky, {Jessica E.} and Zachary Bergson and Ming Chen and Hayward, {Elizabeth O.} and Plass, {Jan L.} and Homer, {Bruce D.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the individuals who participated in this research. We also express our gratitude to Sasha Makarovskiy, Anna Malin, and Zoey Polyakov for their assistance with coding the data. The work was supported by a PSC‐CUNY Research Award (#63806‐00 51) awarded to Bruce D. Homer. Preliminary findings were presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting. Jessica E. Brodsky is currently affiliated with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. Funding Information: The authors thank the individuals who participated in this research. We also express our gratitude to Sasha Makarovskiy, Anna Malin, and Zoey Polyakov for their assistance with coding the data. The work was supported by a PSC-CUNY Research Award (#63806-00 51) awarded to Bruce D. Homer. Preliminary findings were presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting. Jessica E. Brodsky is currently affiliated with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Child Development {\textcopyright} 2022 Society for Research in Child Development.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/cdev.13852",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "94",
pages = "202--218",
journal = "Child development",
issn = "0009-3920",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}