Computational mechanisms underlying social evaluation learning and associations with depressive symptoms during adolescence

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/9m7vr
• Publication Date: 2021-10-06T13:30:02Z
• Authors: Jessica Katherine...; Alexandra Claire ...; Gemma Lewis; Glyn Lewis; Sarah-Jayne Blake...; Jonathan Paul Roiser
• Keywords: Depression

There is a sharp increase in depression adolescence, but why this occurs not well understood. We investigated how adolescents learn about social evaluation and whether learning associated with depressive symptoms. In cross-sectional school-based study, 598 (aged 11-15 years) completed task the short Mood Feelings Questionnaire. developed validated reinforcement models, formalising processes hypothesised to underlie evaluation. Adolescents started positive expectation that they others would be liked, bias was larger for self than others. Expectations were more resistant feedback expectations Only initial symptoms; whose less had severe Consistent cognitive theories, prior beliefs may risk factor