Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children.

• Main Authors: Farhadian, Mokhtar, Abdullah, Rohani, Mansor, Mariani, Redzuan, Ma’arof, Kumar, Vijay, Gazanizad, Neda
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2010
• 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
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

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.