TY - JOUR
T1 - Empathizing and systemizing skills influence risky decision making in children
AU - Memari, Amir Hossein
AU - Shayestehfar, Monir
AU - Gharibzadeh, Shahriar
AU - Barzegary Banadkooki, Ebrahim
AU - Hafizi, Sina
AU - Moshayedi, Pouria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Tow-mode theories explain that risky behaviors in young individuals may be the result of competition between an affective system (e.g., Empathizing system) and a deliberative system (e.g., Systemizing system). We aimed to investigate a total of 134 children aged 7-12. years old on scores of risky decision making and empathizing and systemizing measures. The primary analysis indicated that systemizers showed higher sensitivity to punishment than those in balanced or empathizer classes (F (2,130) = 14.8, p < 0.001). Furthermore empathizers indicated higher level of risk taking than balanced and empathizer children (F (2,130) = 5.027, p = 0.005). Providing further support for two-mode theories in risky decision making, findings suggest that empathizing and systemizing measures may be useful indexes for addressing affective and deliberative systems.
AB - Tow-mode theories explain that risky behaviors in young individuals may be the result of competition between an affective system (e.g., Empathizing system) and a deliberative system (e.g., Systemizing system). We aimed to investigate a total of 134 children aged 7-12. years old on scores of risky decision making and empathizing and systemizing measures. The primary analysis indicated that systemizers showed higher sensitivity to punishment than those in balanced or empathizer classes (F (2,130) = 14.8, p < 0.001). Furthermore empathizers indicated higher level of risk taking than balanced and empathizer children (F (2,130) = 5.027, p = 0.005). Providing further support for two-mode theories in risky decision making, findings suggest that empathizing and systemizing measures may be useful indexes for addressing affective and deliberative systems.
KW - Decision making
KW - Empathizing
KW - Empathy
KW - Risk
KW - Systemizing
KW - Two-mode model
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U2 - 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.04.006
DO - 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.04.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928804612
SN - 1041-6080
VL - 40
SP - 22
EP - 26
JO - Learning and Individual Differences
JF - Learning and Individual Differences
ER -