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Adolescent self- and other-oriented thinking are not conflicting but intertwined, relying on shared brain networks. Aligning these motives best fosters adolescent societal contribution and healthy intergroup relations.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social neuroscience
  • Adolescent development

Background:

  • Adolescence is crucial for developing self- and other-oriented skills for societal contribution and intergroup relations.
  • It's commonly assumed that self- and other-oriented thinking conflict during adolescent social decision-making.
  • Recent social neuroscience evidence challenges this assumption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between self- and other-oriented thinking in adolescents.
  • To examine the neural underpinnings of social decision-making in adolescence.
  • To determine how to best foster adolescents' motivation for societal contribution.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent social neuroscience evidence.
  • Analysis of neural networks involved in self- and other-oriented cognition.
  • Theoretical argument for intertwined self- and other-oriented processes.

Main Results:

  • Self- and other-oriented thinking do not conflict but rely on overlapping neural networks.
  • The medial prefrontal cortex plays a key role in integrating self- and other-perspectives.
  • Aligned self- and other-oriented motives enhance adolescents' societal contribution.

Conclusions:

  • Self- and other-oriented thinking are intertwined processes in adolescence.
  • An integrated neural network supports both self- and other-oriented cognition.
  • Fostering societal contribution in adolescents is most effective when self- and other-oriented motives are aligned.