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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Relationship between Executive Functions, Social Cognition, and Attachment State of Mind in Adolescence: An Explorative Study.

Riccardo Williams, Silvia Andreassi, Marta Moselli, Fiorella Fantini, Annalisa Tanzilli, Vittorio Lingiardi, Fiorenzo Laghi

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Riccardo WilliamsDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Silvia AndreassiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1556-1671
Marta MoselliDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8032-3533
Fiorella FantiniDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Annalisa TanzilliDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6098-2304
Vittorio LingiardiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1298-3935
Fiorenzo LaghiDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza-University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3969-4292

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Abstract

backgroundThe passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence is presented as a turning point for the achievement of those abilities in social understanding as they commonly appear in adulthood. Developmental perspectives point to the possible role of neuro-cognitive maturation and social experiences to facilitate this growth. This paper has the goal to goalsto propose a valid and reliable measure of the new quantitative and qualitative advancements in social understanding occurring in the adolescent passage; relying on this, the research has two main objectives (a) to establish the associations between the advancements in social understanding and the executive functions held responsible for the neuro-cognitive rearrangements of adolescence; (c) to evidence the significant associations between attachment models and the development of social understanding in this phase of life.

methods100 subjects (50 boys and 50 girls, aged 11-15) were administered with AICA, SCORS, CNT, Stroop Color-Word Test, and WISC-III.

resultsAdvancements in the complexity of self-other representations and mentalization of interpersonal exchanges significantly occurs in the passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence and seem to be promoted by increased performances in executive control and cognitive shifting. Dismissing state of mind with respect to attachment is associated with lower development of social understanding in adolescence. The neurocognitive reorganization that underlies the passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence seems to provide the scaffolding for more sophisticated interpretations of the social world. Past and current affective experience can boost or hinder the full deployment of such human maturational potential. Given the importance of social cognition for adjustment and psychopathology, clinical intervention should target the amelioration of individual and family abilities in social reasoning and mentalization.

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Executive FunctionSocial CognitionAdolescentCognitionFemaleHumansMaleMenPsychopathologyadolescenceattachmentexecutive functionssocial cognition

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PMCPMC9957111

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