ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-643X and Sodian, Beate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-5908
(February 2016):
Mother-Child Interaction as a Cradle of Theory of Mind: The Role of Maternal Emotional Availability.
In: Social Development, Vol. 25, No. 1: pp. 139-156
Abstract
The present longitudinal study investigated the relative importance of emotional availability (EA) in 56 mother-child dyads when the child was 7 months and four-year old as predictors of child's Theory of Mind at 4 years while controlling for early maternal mind-mindedness (MM). Dyadic EA at 7 months predicted the child's Theory of Mind, even when controlling for child temperamental and cognitive characteristics as well as dyadic EA at 4 years and early maternal MM. Results indicate the specific importance of high emotional connectedness between mothers and infants for preschoolers' Theory of Mind development.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Psychology and Education Science > Department Psychology |
Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: | 0961-205X |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 47027 |
Date Deposited: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:12 |
Last Modified: | 19. Jan 2022, 03:44 |