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Abstract
The current study investigated the link between social competence with peers (SCWP) and theory of mind (ToM) skills among Chinese preschool children. Using a sample of 363 Chinese children aged 3–5 (Mage = 4.54 years, SD = 0.84, 183 boys), this cross-sectional study demonstrates that children's SCWP, as reported by teachers, was significantly related to their ToM. Notably, this link was found to be significant even after controlling for children's age, sex, sibling presence or absence, parental education level, family possessions, family size and language skills. The current research provides empirical evidence for the association between SCWP and social understanding. Furthermore, beyond links with scores on the false-belief tests used in most past studies, the current result showed a clear independent link between teachers' ratings of social competence and the total score on a reliable developmentally sequenced ToM scale.
本研究旨在探讨中国学龄前儿童与同伴交往能力(social competence with peer, SCWP)与心理理论技能(theory of mind, ToM)的关系。本横断面研究以363名3-5岁的中国儿童(年龄为4.54岁，SD = 0.84，男孩为183)为样本，发现教师报告的儿童SCWP与他们的ToM显著相关。值得注意的是，即使在控制了孩子的年龄、性别、兄弟姐妹的存在与否、父母的教育水平、家庭财产、家庭规模和语言技能之后，这种联系还是很明显的。本研究为SCWP与社会理解之间的关系提供了实证证据。此外，除了与过去大多数研究中使用的错误信念测试的分数有关外，目前的结果显示，教师的社会能力评级与可靠的发展排序ToM量表的总分之间存在明确的独立联系。
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Infant and Child Development publishes high quality empirical, theoretical and methodological papers addressing psychological development from the antenatal period through to adolescence. The journal brings together research on: - social and emotional development - perceptual and motor development - cognitive development - language development atypical development (including conduct problems, anxiety and depressive conditions, language impairments, autistic spectrum disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders)
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