Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind and Relations with Executive Functioning in Middle Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Cassetta, Briana D.; Pexman, Penny M.; Goghari, Vina M.
Titel	Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind and Relations with Executive Functioning in Middle Childhood
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 64 (2018) 4, S.514-538, Artikel 4 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Theory of Mind; Inferences; Executive Function; Cognitive Processes; Children; Preadolescents; Short Term Memory; Inhibition; Age Differences; Verbal Ability; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Cognitive Ability; Abstract Reasoning; Canada; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inference; Inferenz; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Hemmung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Mündliche Leistung; Prädiktor; Ausland; Denkfähigkeit; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Kanada
Abstract	Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to make inferences about mental states. Thus far, little research has examined ToM development in middle childhood. Importantly, recent studies have distinguished between making inferences about beliefs (cognitive ToM) and emotions (affective ToM). ToM has also been associated with executive functioning, though research on the differential relations between cognitive ToM and affective ToM and specific components of executive functioning is scarce. The current study examined advanced cognitive and affective ToM in 8- to 11-year-olds (N = 168). Working memory, inhibition, and set-shifting abilities were also assessed. Results showed that, in this age group, cognitive ToM increased significantly with age, and combined cognitive and affective ToM trendwise increased with age. All three domains of executive functioning (EF) showed age-related improvement. Inhibitory control and verbal IQ significantly predicted cognitive ToM, whereas verbal IQ predicted affective ToM. These results suggest that cognitive and affective components of ToM are distinguishable and may be differentially related to EF. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01