Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2012 Jan;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsr099.
In this article, we review three areas of research within adolescent social cognitive and affective neuroscience: (i) emotion reactivity and regulation, (ii) mentalizing and (iii) peer relations, including social rejection or acceptance as well as peer influence. The review provides a context for current contributions to the special issue of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience on Adolescence, and highlights three important themes that emerge from the special issue, which are relevant to future research. First, the age of participants studied (and labels for these age groups) is a critical design consideration. We suggest that it might be logical to reduce the reliance on convenience samples of undergraduates to represent adults in psychology and cognitive neuroscience studies, since there is substantial evidence that the brain is still developing within this age range. Second, developmental researchers are broadening their scope of inquiry by testing for non-linear effects, via increased use of longitudinal strategies or much wider age ranges and larger samples. Third, there is increasing appreciation for the interrelatedness of the three areas of focus in this special issue (emotion reactivity and regulation, mentalizing, and peer relations), as well as with other areas of interest in adolescent development.
在本文中，我们回顾了青少年社会认知和情感神经科学的三个研究领域：（i）情绪反应和调节，（ii）心理化，以及（iii）同伴关系，包括社会拒绝或接受以及同伴影响。本综述为社会认知和情感神经科学特刊中关于青少年的当前贡献提供了背景，并强调了特刊中出现的三个重要主题，这些主题与未来的研究相关。首先，研究参与者的年龄（以及这些年龄组的标签）是一个关键的设计考虑因素。我们建议，减少使用大学生便利样本来代表心理学和认知神经科学研究中的成年人可能是合理的，因为有大量证据表明，大脑在这个年龄段仍在发育。其次，发展研究人员正在通过增加使用纵向策略或更广泛的年龄范围和更大的样本，来扩大他们的研究范围，以测试非线性效应。第三，人们越来越认识到本期特刊关注的三个领域（情绪反应和调节、心理化和同伴关系）之间的相互关系，以及与青少年发展的其他感兴趣领域之间的相互关系。
