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Children with Imaginary Companions Focus on Mental Characteristics When Describing Their Real-Life Friends

Relations between having an imaginary companion (IC) and (i) descriptions of a real-life friend, (ii) theory of mind performance, and (iii) reported prosocial behaviour and behavioural difficulties were investigated in a sample of 5-year-olds (N = 159). Children who had an IC were more likely than t...

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Autores principales: Davis, Paige E, Meins, Elizabeth, Fernyhough, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25685093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.1869