Older adults are relatively more susceptible to impulsive social influence than young adults.

Autor: Su Z; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. zhilinsu1312@gmail.com., Garvert MM; Faculty of Human Sciences, Junior professorship of Neuroscience, University of Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany., Zhang L; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Centre for Developmental Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK., Manohar SG; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK., Vogel TA; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Centre for Developmental Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK., Thomas L; Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK., Balsters JH; Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK., Husain M; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK.; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK., Apps MAJ; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Centre for Developmental Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK.; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK., Lockwood PL; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.; Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.; Centre for Developmental Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. p.l.lockwood@bham.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Communications psychology [Commun Psychol] 2024 Sep 23; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 87. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 23.
DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00134-0
Abstrakt: People differ in their levels of impulsivity and patience, and these preferences are heavily influenced by others. Previous research suggests that susceptibility to social influence may vary with age, but the mechanisms and whether people are more influenced by patience or impulsivity remain unknown. Here, using a delegated inter-temporal choice task and Bayesian computational models, we tested susceptibility to social influence in young (aged 18-36, N = 76) and older (aged 60-80, N = 78) adults. Participants completed a temporal discounting task and then learnt the preferences of two other people (one more impulsive and one more patient) before making their choices again. We used the signed Kullback-Leibler divergence to quantify the magnitude and direction of social influence. We found that, compared to young adults, older adults were relatively more susceptible to impulsive social influence. Factor analyses showed that older adults with higher self-reported levels of affective empathy and emotional motivation were particularly susceptible to impulsive influence. Importantly, older and young adults showed similar learning accuracy about others' preferences, and their baseline impulsivity did not differ. Together, these findings suggest highly affectively empathetic and emotionally motivated older adults may be at higher risk for impulsive decisions, due to their susceptibility to social influence.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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