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- Individual differences in Theory of Mind (ToM), which is the ability to understand others' mental states, may be influenced by socio-demographic and political factors, but previous research has shown inconsistent results.
- In a study with a large sample of 4,202 adults, researchers explored the impact of age, sex, socio-economic status, and political beliefs on ToM.
- They found that, aside from age, all factors were linked to ToM, but once controlled for other variables, political beliefs didn't significantly relate to ToM, with participant sex emerging as the primary predictor.
Article Abstract
Individual differences in Theory of Mind (ToM)-the ability to understand the mental states of others-are theorised to be predicted by socio-demographic and political factors. However, inconsistent findings on the relationships between various socio-demographic predictors and ToM, as well as a paucity of research on political predictors of ToM, have left a gap in the literature. Using a recently validated self-report measure of ToM in a large sample (N = 4202) we investigated the unique contributions of age, sex, socio-economic status, and political beliefs to ToM in adults. Except for age, all variables were correlated with ToM, but when accounting for the variance of other predictors in statistical analyses, political beliefs was no longer associated with ToM. Dominance analysis revealed that participant sex was the most important predictor of ToM. These findings help to address theoretical discrepancies in the existing literature and inform future methods and directions in social cognition research.
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