Theory of Mind and Moral Decision-Making in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Ringshaw, Jessica E.; Hamilton, Katie; Malcolm-Smith, Susan
Titel	Theory of Mind and Moral Decision-Making in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 4, S.1693-1711 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ringshaw, Jessica E.) ORCID (Malcolm-Smith, Susan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05055-z
Schlagwörter	Theory of Mind; Moral Values; Decision Making; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Males; Resource Allocation; Empathy; Arousal Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Ressourcenallokation; Empathie
Abstract	Social impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been linked to Theory of Mind (ToM) deficits. However, little research has investigated the relationship between ToM and moral decision-making in children with ASD. This study compared moral decision-making and ToM between aggregate-matched ASD and neurotypical boys (n = 38 per group; aged 6-12). In a third-party resource allocation task manipulating recipient merit, wealth, and health, neurotypical children allocated significantly more resources to the morally deserving recipient, suggesting equitable allocation. A comparatively larger portion of the ASD group allocated equally. ToM emerged as a predictor of moral decision-making. We suggest that ToM (cognitive empathy) deficits may underly atypical moral decision-making in ASD by limiting the integration of empathic arousal (affective empathy) with moral information. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01