The role of theory of mind, group membership, and apology in intergroup forgiveness among children and adolescents.

Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Gönültaş, Seçil; Herry, Emily; Strelan, Peter

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“…Further, research suggests that individuals' mental-state reasoning abilities may be more accurate when evaluating in-group members than out-group members (Gönültaş et al, 2020). It may be that children and adolescents have more difficulty imagining the mental state of outgroup members than in-group members (Mulvey et al, 2021). Gönültaş et al (2020) examined Turkish children's (M age = 11.66 years) mindreading and general reasoning about in-group members (Turks), similar out-group members (Syrians within Turkey), and dissimilar outgroup members (Northern Europeans).…”

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“…However, whether ToM processing is universal across cultures (Carruthers, 2013) or influenced by individuals' cultural experiences (Kobayashi et al, 2006;Navarro & Conway, 2021;Shahaeian et al, 2014) or whether cultural universality and specificity affect children's ToM development is unclear (Hou et al, 2019). Group identify is also an important factor influencing an individual's ToM processing (Mulvey et al, 2021). It was found that children who were evaluating the mental states of an in-group member were more accurate than children evaluating the mental states of an out-group member.…”

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The influence of in-groups and out-groups on the theory-of-mind processing: evidence from different ethnic college students

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According to previous studies of theory of mind (ToM), social environment and cultural background affect individuals’ cognitive ability to understand other people’s minds. There are cross-group differences in ToM. The present study aimed to examine whether social environment and culture affect the ToM in Uygur and Han groups and whether the individual’s cognitive ToM and affective ToM show in-group advantages. Han and Uygur college students were recruited as participants. The “self/other differentiation task” was used to measure cognitive ToM (Study 1), and the “Yoni task” was used to measure both cognitive and affective ToM (Study 2). We found that Han participants processed the cognitive and affective states of others faster and more accurately than Uygur ones. Uygur and Han participants processed in-group members’ cognitive and affective states faster and more accurately. Furthermore, Uygur participants were more accurate in the cognitive ToM processing of in-group members, while Han participants were faster in the affective ToM processing of in-group members. The findings indicated that ethnic culture and group identify might influence ToM processing. Strengthening exchanges between ethnic groups may enable individuals to better process out-group members’ psychological states.

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The influence of in-groups and out-groups on the theory-of-mind processing: evidence from different ethnic college students

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“…In addition, dispositional forgiveness largely determines the quality of adolescents' relationships with all significant others (parents, friends, teachers, etc.). However, despite the importance of dispositional forgiveness in adolescence, relevant research in non-adult samples is not so extensive (Denham et al, 2005;Lawler-Row, 2010;Mulvey et al, 2021) maybe because the focus has been on vulnerable adolescents such as at-risk, victimized, or abused adolescents (Freedman, 2018;Liu et al, 2013). Hence, it is important to further understand dispositional forgiveness in adolescence by examining not only personality but also family and school dimensions as the two most influential domains in adolescents' lives.…”

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Personality, family relationships and school climate dimensions as predictors of dispositional forgiveness in adolescence

2023

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The mental health benefits of forgiveness are well-established in the literature. The growing research on dispositional forgiveness in adolescence is indicative of the need to better understand its role in youth’s well-being. In order to examine dispositional forgiveness in adolescence, measures regarding Big 5 personality factors (individual level), family relationships, school climate (system level), and sociodemographic variables at an individual and system level were used. Participants were 1,378 adolescents attending junior and senior high schools located in the broader area of Attica, Greece, randomly selected. Younger age, lower levels of neuroticism, and higher levels of extraversion, agreeableness and quality communication with the mother predicted higher forgiveness of self. Higher levels of openness to experience, agreeableness, quality communication with the father, positive behavior, positive attitude, and lower levels of lack of respect in the school predicted higher forgiveness of others. Finally, lower levels of neuroticism, higher levels of extraversion, agreeableness, and positive behavior in the school predicted higher levels of forgiveness of situations. The findings highlight the important role of personality factors and indicate the significance of primary prevention interventions in the school community regarding school climate that could contribute to the promotion of dispositional forgiveness and well-being of adolescents.

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Beyond punishment: psychological foundations of restorative interventions

McAuliffe,

Marshall,

McLaughlin

2024

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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The role of theory of mind, group membership, and apology in intergroup forgiveness among children and adolescents.

Abstract: Research on forgiveness with children and adolescents is growing, yet little is known about the developmental mechanisms that underlie intergroup forgiveness in children and adolescents. In this study, youth

Cited by 4 publications

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The influence of in-groups and out-groups on the theory-of-mind processing: evidence from different ethnic college students

The influence of in-groups and out-groups on the theory-of-mind processing: evidence from different ethnic college students

Personality, family relationships and school climate dimensions as predictors of dispositional forgiveness in adolescence

Beyond punishment: psychological foundations of restorative interventions

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