Adolescents, older adults lack attention in social situations: Study ANI | Updated: May 14, 2021 18:35 IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour .
The study showed that social attention undergoes age-related change, which has potential implications for how successfully we can interpret social interactions in daily life and throughout the lifespan.
Interpreting the facial expression, tone of voice, and gestures of others is a vital element of social interaction that allows us to make rapid inferences about others mental states, such as their intentions, emotions, desires, and beliefs. Successful social interaction prompts perspective-taking and empathy along with other essential social skills and plays an
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New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults.
The findings published by
Nature Human Behaviour show that social attention undergoes age-related change, which has potential implications for how successfully we can interpret social interactions in daily life and throughout the lifespan.
Interpreting the facial expression, tone of voice and gestures of others is a vital element of social interaction that allow us to make rapid inferences about others mental states, such as their intentions, emotions, desires and beliefs. Successful social interaction prompts perspective-taking and empathy along with other essential social skills, and plays an important role in enhancing our wellbeing.
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