Siblings, Theory of Mind, and Executive Functioning in Children Aged 3-6 Years: New Longitudinal Evidence

Autor/inn/en	McAlister, Anna R.; Peterson, Candida C.
Titel	Siblings, Theory of Mind, and Executive Functioning in Children Aged 3-6 Years: New Longitudinal Evidence
Quelle	In: Child Development, 84 (2013) 4, S.1442-1458 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12043
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Young Children; Theory of Mind; Executive Function; Predictor Variables; Siblings; Influences; Sibling Relationship; Cognitive Development; Foreign Countries; Imagination; Receptive Language; Familiarity; Toys; Puppetry; Correlation; Birth Order; Child Development; Age Differences; Australia; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Frühe Kindheit; Prädiktor; Sibling; Geschwister; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Ausland; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Toy; Spielzeug; Puppenspiel; Korrelation; Geburtenfolge; Kindesentwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Australien
Abstract	Longitudinal data were obtained from 157 children aged 3 years 3 months to 5 years 6 months at Time 1. At Time 2 these children had aged an average of 12 months. Theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) were measured at both time points. Results suggest that Time 1 ToM scores predict Time 2 EF scores. Detailed examination of sibling influences suggests that benefits--in terms of advanced ToM development--accrue to children with siblings versus without, and to those with a larger number of child-aged siblings. Any advance in either area (ToM or EF) is likely to benefit the other, and early sibling interaction appears to act as a catalyst. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10