Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children.
This research investigated whether the number of siblings in the family facilitatesthe development of theory of mind (ToM) in preschool children. A battery of tests was administered to measure the ToM and verbal ability of one hundred and sixty three 3.6 to5.6 year-old children. No significant diffe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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EuroJournals Publishing, Inc.
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17374/1/Theory%20of%20mind.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17374/ http://www.eurojournals.com/ajsr.htm |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Language: | English English |
| Summary: | This research investigated whether the number of siblings in the family facilitatesthe development of theory of mind (ToM) in preschool children. A battery of tests was administered to measure the ToM and verbal ability of one hundred and sixty three 3.6 to5.6 year-old children. No significant difference was found between ToM and siblings. Incontrast, a significant difference was found between ToM and birth order. Additionally, onundertaking a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, it was found that, over and aboveage and verbal ability, a significant contribution for birth order to ToM development wasobserved. |
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