Egger Sara
Department of Special Needs Education, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Front Psychol. 2021 Aug 25;12:671910. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671910. eCollection 2021.
Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) experience challenges and uncertainty when making judgments about other people's intentions. In an attempt to achieve certainty, they might exhibit judgment tendencies that differ from those of typically developing adolescents. This study investigated social judgment making in adolescents with ID ( = 34, = 14.89 years, = 1.41 years) compared with chronological age-matched adolescents without ID ( = 34, = 14.68 years, = 1.15 years) and mental age (MA)-matched children ( = 34, = 7.93 years, = 0.64 years). Participants used a computer-based task to judge the hostility of persons (fictitious characters). Adolescents with ID were found to make more polarizing judgments (i.e., either positive or negative, as opposed to moderate judgments) and were more likely to be guided by the opinions of a fictitious peer ingroup (minimal group) compared with adolescents without ID. No such differences were found between adolescents with ID and MA-matched children. The results are discussed in terms of scientific and practical implications.
患有智力障碍（ID）的青少年在判断他人意图时会遇到挑战和不确定性。为了获得确定性，他们可能会表现出与正常发育青少年不同的判断倾向。本研究调查了患有ID的青少年（n = 34，M = 14.89岁，SD = 1.41岁）与年龄匹配的无ID青少年（n = 34，M = 14.68岁，SD = 1.15岁）以及心理年龄（MA）匹配的儿童（n = 34，M = 7.93岁，SD = 0.64岁）在社会判断方面的差异。参与者使用基于计算机的任务来判断人物（虚构角色）的敌意程度。结果发现，与无ID的青少年相比，患有ID的青少年做出的判断更加两极分化（即要么是积极的要么是消极的，而不是适度的判断），并且更有可能受到虚构同伴内群体（最小群体）意见的引导。在患有ID的青少年和MA匹配的儿童之间未发现此类差异。研究结果从科学和实际意义的角度进行了讨论。
