Neural correlates of vicarious reward processing and peer victimization experiences in late childhood.

ABSTRACT: This preregistered study examined the neural correlates of vicarious reward processing and subsequent trust behavior in relation to experiences of victimization averaged over two years in late childhood. This study used a sample of children with prospective longitudinal data on peer victimization over the past two years (n_behavioral = 83, 49.4 % girls, M_age = 10.6 years, n_fmri = 62). Participants played an fMRI vicarious reward task in which they could win or lose money for themselves and two other peers. The two other peers were experimentally manipulated to either include or exclude the participant in a Cyberball task prior to the task. Additionally, trust in the two peers was assessed using a one-shot trust game. Results revealed ventral striatum activat

SUBMITTER: Dobbelaar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature