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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Neuroscience

Background:

  • Perspective taking is crucial for adolescent social development and well-being.
  • Understanding its developmental trajectory offers key insights.

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  • To review current research on the development of perspective-taking abilities in adolescents.
  • To identify factors influencing individual differences in these abilities.

Main Methods:

  • Review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies.
  • Analysis of self-report measures and advanced perspective-taking tasks.

Main Results:

  • Perspective-taking abilities show continued refinement during adolescence.
  • Factors like gender, social interactions, and school environment influence individual differences.

Conclusions:

  • Further longitudinal research is needed to identify factors promoting or hindering perspective-taking development.
  • Developmentally appropriate measures are essential for assessing advanced abilities.