Intergenerational Transmission of Theory-of-Mind

Autor/inn/en	Sabbagh, Mark A.; Seamans, Elizabeth L.
Titel	Intergenerational Transmission of Theory-of-Mind
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 11 (2008) 3, S.354-360 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00680.x
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Young Children; Parents; Age Differences; Parent Influence; Individual Differences; Predictor Variables; Adults; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Frühe Kindheit; Eltern; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Individueller Unterschied; Prädiktor; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	We examined whether individual differences in children's performance on a scaled battery of theory-of-mind tasks was predicted by parents' performance on an adult theory-of-mind task. Forty-six 3-year-old children and their parents participated in this study when children were aged 2;11 to 4;0. Thirty dyads returned 6 months later for a second assessment. After statistically controlling for relevant covariates, we detected a positive correlation between parents' and children's theory-of-mind scores. The correlation was significant at both time points, and was robust when data were aggregated across the two sessions. These results provide some evidence for intergenerational transmission of theory-of-mind abilities in a typically developing sample, and possible mechanisms underlying this relation are discussed. (As Provided).
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