Linking fine motor skills with theory of mind in school-age children

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI:10.1177/01650254221116863

R. Obeid, Danielle DeNigris, P. J. Brooks

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Abstract

Motor skills have been linked to language and social development with implications for theory of mind. This study examined theory of mind (attribution of intentions task) in school-age children (N = 62, mean age 8 years; 2 months, standard deviation [SD] = 1;3) in relation to fine motor skills (grooved pegboard), receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test), receptive grammar (Test for the Reception of Grammar), reading comprehension (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests), verbal short-term (nonword repetition), and visual-spatial working memory (one-shape array memory). All variables except verbal short-term memory correlated with accuracy on theory of mind. In regression models, fine motor skills accounted for variance in theory of mind after controlling for age, language, and working memory. The results add to research linking fine motor skills with faux pas understanding, indicating the potentially broad impact of motor skills on social cognition. Given the cross-sectional study design, longitudinal research is warranted to address causality.

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学龄儿童精细运动技能与心智理论的联系

运动技能与语言和社会发展有关，这与心智理论有关。本研究考察了学龄儿童的心理理论(意图归因任务)(N = 62，平均8岁;2个月，标准差[SD] = 1;3)在精细运动技能(带槽的木桩)、接受性词汇(皮博迪图片词汇测试)、接受性语法(接受语法测试)、阅读理解(伍德考克阅读掌握测试)、言语短期(非单词重复)和视觉空间工作记忆(一种形状阵列记忆)方面。除言语短期记忆外，其他变量均与心理理论的准确性相关。在回归模型中，精细运动技能在控制了年龄、语言和工作记忆之后，解释了心智理论的差异。这一结果为将精细运动技能与失言理解联系起来的研究提供了补充，表明运动技能对社会认知的潜在广泛影响。考虑到横断面研究设计，纵向研究是必要的，以解决因果关系。

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International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.