Relations Between Theory of Mind and Academic School Readiness: The Moderating Role of Child Gender

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2019-04-11 DOI:10.13110/MERRPALMQUAR1982.65.1.0101

C. Martins, A. L. Barreto, J. Baptista, A. Osório, E. C. Martins, M. Veríssimo

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract:This study investigated the prospective relationship between preschoolers' theory of mind (ToM) skills and academic school readiness, while exploring the possible moderator role played by child gender. The participants were 75 children who were assessed at two time points: when enrolled in the second preschool year (T1) and again 4 months before school entry (T2). The results showed an association between children's ToM abilities at T1 (but not at T2) and later academic readiness at T2, but only for girls, even after accounting for child IQ and maternal education. These findings support the idea that girls and boys can differ in how they use their ToM abilities in their daily life and highlight the relevance of further exploring gender-specific effects when investigating children's social cognition and school readiness.

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心理理论与学业入学准备的关系:儿童性别的调节作用

摘要：本研究调查了学龄前儿童心理理论技能与学业入学准备之间的前瞻性关系，同时探讨了儿童性别可能发挥的调节作用。参与者是75名儿童，他们在两个时间点接受了评估：第二学前班入学时（T1）和入学前4个月再次入学时（T2）。研究结果显示，即使考虑到儿童智商和母亲教育，儿童在T1时（但不是T2时）的ToM能力与T2后的学业准备程度之间也存在关联，但仅限于女孩。这些发现支持了这样一种观点，即女孩和男孩在日常生活中使用ToM能力的方式可能不同，并强调了在调查儿童的社会认知和入学准备时进一步探索性别特异性影响的相关性。

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Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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