The role of institution and home contexts in theory of mind development

被引:71
作者
Yagmurlu, B [1 ]
Berument, SK
Celimli, S
机构
[1] Koc Univ, Dept Psychol, TR-34450 Istanbul, Turkey
[2] Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Psychol, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
关键词
theory of mind; parent influences; institutional rearing;
D O I
10.1016/j.appdev.2005.06.004
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
To investigate the role of early context in theory of mind development, institutionalized children living in a boarding home (n = 34) in Turkey were compared to home-reared children coming from low (n = 32) and middle socioeconomic backgrounds (n = 44). Theory of mind was assessed with one deception and three false belief tasks; Peabody PVT and Raven CPM were administered to control for language and nonverbal intelligence. Results indicated a context effect whereby home-reared children performed better than institution-reared children on theory of mind tasks. Hierarchical regression analysis further revealed that institution rearing/adult-child ratio predicted theory of mind performance even after age, socioeconomic background, language and nonverbal intelligence were accounted for. Findings suggest the significance of adult-child interaction for theory of mind development. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:521 / 537
页数:17
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