Guo Yangyang, Zhang Mengdi, Gu Jiangpeng, Liu Qiyang, Liu Xinyang, Wang Jie, Ma Fangfang, Zhai Lihong, Qi Jianlin, Jin Zhanguo
Air Force Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, The Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jan 22;15:1494048. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1494048. eCollection 2024.
The objective of the present study was to examine the impact of age and cognitive autonomy across various gender categories. Moreover, this research seeks to delve into the dissociation of diverse spatial aptitude assessments, with the aim of elucidating the intricate mechanism underpinning spatial capability.
Based on virtual reality technology, this study conducted spatial ability tests on 312 volunteers, aged from 18 to 90 years old, including R-letter rotation test, S-M mental rotation, surface development test and maze test.
The analysis revealed that the spatial ability of men decreases with age, but the spatial ability of women between 28 and 37 years old is better than that of other age groups. Males outperformed females in most visual ability tests, but there was no significant difference in some age groups. There was no significant correlation between the R-letter rotation test and the S-M mental rotation test, and the two tests were independent. The relationship between visual ability and orientation ability is different in different spatial test indicators.
This investigation further elucidates the dissimilarities in the age-related characteristics of spatial aptitude among diverse gender cohorts, as well as the autonomy of various spatial aptitude assessments. Such distinctions are instrumental in occupational preference for disparate groups, calling for comprehensive and meticulous inquiries into the maturation of spatial proficiency by researchers.
本研究的目的是考察年龄和认知自主性在不同性别类别中的影响。此外，本研究旨在深入探究各种空间能力评估之间的分离，以阐明支撑空间能力的复杂机制。
本研究基于虚拟现实技术，对312名年龄在18至90岁之间的志愿者进行了空间能力测试，包括R字母旋转测试、S-M心理旋转测试、表面展开测试和迷宫测试。
分析表明，男性的空间能力随年龄增长而下降，但28至37岁女性的空间能力优于其他年龄组。在大多数视觉能力测试中，男性表现优于女性，但在某些年龄组中没有显著差异。R字母旋转测试和S-M心理旋转测试之间没有显著相关性，这两项测试是独立的。在不同的空间测试指标中，视觉能力和定向能力之间的关系有所不同。
本研究进一步阐明了不同性别群体在空间能力与年龄相关特征方面的差异，以及各种空间能力评估的自主性。这些差异有助于不同群体的职业偏好，研究人员需要对空间能力成熟度进行全面细致的探究。
