Implications of Social Competence among Thirty-Month-Old Toddlers: A Theory of Mind Perspective

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between children’s social competence and initial index of theory of mind at 30 months of age. METHODS: The participants of the study were 322 toddlers and parents/caregivers who were registered with the Japan Science and Technology A...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Emiko, Tomisaki, Etsuko, Shinohara, Ryoji, Sugisawa, Yuka, Tong, Lian, Watanabe, Taeko, Onda, Yoko, Kawashima, Yuri, Hirano, Maki, Mochizuki, Yukiko, Morita, Kentaro, Gan-Yadam, Amarsanaa, Yato, Yuko, Yamakawa, Noriko, Itakura, Shoji, Ogura, Tamiko, Kutsuki, Aya, Kuroki, Misa, Anme, Tokie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20179369
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20090173
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between children’s social competence and initial index of theory of mind at 30 months of age. METHODS: The participants of the study were 322 toddlers and parents/caregivers who were registered with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) project. They completed a five-minute interaction session, which was coded using the Interaction Rating Scale (IRS) as an evidence-based practical index of children’s social competence. In addition, the children were asked to complete a diverse-desire task as a ToM (theory of mind) index. RESULTS: The results showed that the ToM index was related to the total score and subscales of the IRS, such as Empathy and Emotional regulation. CONCLUSIONS: These findings show that the IRS score was related to ToM task performance at 30 months of age.

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