Cognitive and affective Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities increase significantly in adolescence and a developmental step in middle adolescence can be seen.Girls outperform boys regarding cognitive ToM, but not regarding affective ToM.Across adolescence, attention and affective intelligence are associated with cognitive and affective ToM; Cognitive ToM is additionally predicted by working memory, language comprehension, and figural intelligence.Associated neuropsychological variables vary across ToM type and adolescent age group.Results are supported by neuroscientific and neurobiological studies regarding ToM and the integration of cognitive and affective processes.
