Do Competitive Contexts Affect Mindreading Performance?
competition
metacognition
mindreading/theory of mind
personality traits
social rank
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
29
11
2019
accepted:
15
05
2020
entrez:
14
7
2020
pubmed:
14
7
2020
medline:
14
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mindreading is contingent upon interpersonal context. Little is known about how competitive contexts influence mindreading skills. The idea was that the capacity to think about mental states would decline when individuals experiencing failure in competition. This study aims to assess effects of a competitive experience (a computer competitive PC game) on a sample of healthy subjects (119 participants). The sample was divided into two sub-samples. The experimental group underwent an experience of failure, consisting in a PC game of logic against a hypothetical opponent. The control group was required instead only to discuss past personal experiences of competitive interactions. The Metacognitive Assessment Interview was administered to each sub-sample for evaluating mindreading capacities. Self-report tests were additionally provided for evaluation of trait-based dispositions: self-esteem, perfectionism, narcissism. Results supported our hypothesis: induction of sense of failure compromises ability to describe one's own mental states and mental states of others. This effect was more pronounced in the domain of self-reflection. Results remained significant after controlling for self-esteem, perfectionism, and narcissism. We discuss possible clinical implications of these findings and the importance of evaluating mindreading capacities under the pressure of social rank as well as of other social motive.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32655451
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01284
pmc: PMC7324785
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1284Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Colle, Dimaggio, Carcione, Nicolò, Semerari and Chiavarino.
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