A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between maternal mind-mindedness and theory of mind

Data are presented from a longitudinal investigation examining the relationship between maternal mind‐mindedness (MM) in infancy and socio‐cognitive development in childhood. We revisited children (n = 18) who had taken part in a longitudinal study as infants. MM had been assessed at 10, 12, 16, and...

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Vydáno v:British journal of developmental psychology Ročník 33; číslo 4; s. 434 - 445
Hlavní autoři: Kirk, Elizabeth, Pine, Karen, Wheatley, Lisa, Howlett, Neil, Schulz, Joerg, Fletcher, Ben (C)
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2015
Témata:
Adult
Child
Child Development - physiology
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Male
mind-mindedness
Mother-Child Relations - psychology
social-cognitive development
theory of mind
Theory of Mind - physiology
theory of mind
longitudinal
mind-mindedness
social-cognitive development
ISSN:0261-510X, 2044-835X, 2044-835X
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Shrnutí:Data are presented from a longitudinal investigation examining the relationship between maternal mind‐mindedness (MM) in infancy and socio‐cognitive development in childhood. We revisited children (n = 18) who had taken part in a longitudinal study as infants. MM had been assessed at 10, 12, 16, and 20 months of age. We followed up these children at 5–6 years of age to test their higher order theory of mind (ToM) (using the strange stories task). The convergent validity, temporal stability, and predictive validity of the construct of MM were examined in a longitudinal data set. The five measures of MM were not significantly correlated. Mother's production of appropriate mind‐related comments (but no other measures) showed evidence of temporal stability throughout infancy. Thus, MM (as measured by appropriate mind‐related comments) was confirmed as a stable construct. Children's ToM at 5–6 years of age was significantly predicted by their mother's MM up to 4 years earlier, with MM accounting for 40% of the variance of the strange stories task scores. These findings identify a relationship between MM across a protracted period of infancy and socio‐cognitive development at 5–6 years of age.
Bibliografie:ArticleID:BJDP12104
Leverhulme Trust
British Academy - No. SG120217
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ISSN:0261-510X
2044-835X
2044-835X
DOI:10.1111/bjdp.12104