The explanatory model of social judgment: the role of mind theory by mediating personality rraits

Research has shown there is a relationship between the Theory of mind and cognitive processes, which can affect character and personality traits. But could the theory of mind explain social judgement and personality traits?

The purpose of this study was to determine the mediating role of personality traits in the relationship between theory of mind and social judgment.

The research method was correlated with the structural model approach. The statistical population of this study consisted of all students of Shiraz Postgraduate Students, from which 400 students were selected by multistage cluster random sampling and were asked to complete the Theory of Mind (Baron-Cohen, 2001), Five Big Factors of Personality (Goldberg, 1999), The Social Judgment Questionnaire (Shang Peir, 2007) was answered. Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling.

The results showed that the effect of theory of mind on the characteristics of agreeableness, empiricism, extraversion and responsibility was positive and significant (p=0/001) and on neuroticism was negative and significant p=0/002. In addition, the theory of the mind predicted social judgment directly and indirectly through the mediation of responsibility (P≤0/005).

Increasing the theory of mind in students through accountability enhances their social judgment.