Exploring the relationship between loneliness and social cognition in older age

IF 1.2 4区 心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
H. Ferguson, Martina De Lillo, Andrew K. Martin
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Abstract

Understanding others is a key component of successful social interactions, and declines in social abilities during later life can lead to social isolation and loneliness. We investigated the relationship between different sub-components of social cognition and loneliness in a large sample of older adults. We tested perspective-taking and mentalizing skills, alongside self-reported loneliness and social functioning. Results revealed a significant effect of loneliness on older adults’ ability to resist egocentric interference when taking others’ perspectives. However, this effect was eliminated when age was added to models, which suggests that egocentric tendencies increase with age, and people experience increasing levels of loneliness and feelings of social isolation with increasing age. Mentalizing and interference from others’ perspectives were not influenced by loneliness or age.
探讨老年人孤独感与社会认知的关系
理解他人是成功的社交互动的关键组成部分,晚年社交能力的下降会导致社交孤立和孤独。我们在一个大的老年人样本中调查了社会认知的不同子成分与孤独之间的关系。我们测试了换位思考和思维能力,以及自我报告的孤独感和社会功能。结果显示,孤独对老年人在站在他人的角度上抵抗自我中心干扰的能力有显著影响。然而,当模型中加入年龄时,这种影响就被消除了,这表明自我中心倾向随着年龄的增长而增加,人们随着年龄的增长而经历越来越多的孤独和社会孤立感。心理化和他人视角的干扰不受孤独和年龄的影响。
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Social Psychology
Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
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