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ArticleScientific reports2025

Adult age differences in the integration of values for self and other.

Lena Pollerhoff, Anne Saulin, Marcel Kurtz, Julia Stietz, Xue-Rui Peng, Grit Hein, Anita Tusche, Philipp Kanske, Shu-Chen Li, Andrea M F Reiter

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Lena Pollerhoff *Lifespan Developmental Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Anne Saulin *Translational Social Neuroscience Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. a.c.saulin@bham.ac.uk.
Marcel KurtzClinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Julia StietzClinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Xue-Rui PengLifespan Developmental Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Grit HeinTranslational Social Neuroscience Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Anita TuscheDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Philipp KanskeClinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Shu-Chen LiLifespan Developmental Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Andrea M F ReiterLifespan Developmental Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research suggests that older adults may display more prosocial behavior than younger adults. However, recent meta-analyses indicate that effects are heterogeneous, may be small, and are influenced by how prosociality is measured. Further, the precise cognitive and computational factors contributing to age-related differences in prosocial behavior remain largely unknown. In this study, we utilized a modified dictator game to combine a value-based decision framework with Bayesian hierarchical drift-diffusion modeling to investigate prosocial decision-making in a sample of younger (n = 63) and older adults (n = 48). We observed differences in how older and younger individuals incorporate information corresponding to potential gains for themselves (self) and another person (other) to reach a (potentially prosocial) decision. Younger adults integrated values for benefits for themselves and others in the decision-making process and demonstrated increased decision-making efficiency by effectively integrating both sources of information. In contrast, older adults showed improved decision-making efficiency when solely considering values for self and others separately. Interestingly, individual differences in the capacity of inhibitory control in older adults moderated the observed age effects: older adults with stronger inhibitory control abilities made decisions based on the integrated information of benefits for themselves and others. Together, these findings offer new insights into the behavioral and computational mechanisms influencing age effects in prosocial decision-making.

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AgingDecision MakingSocial BehaviorAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsBayes TheoremFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultAdult lifespanCognitive functioningDrift-diffusion modelingInhibitory controlProsocial behavior

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PMCPMC11997085

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