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The roles of maternal mind-mindedness and infant security of attachment in predicting preschoolers' understanding of visual perspective taking and false belief.
J Exp Child Psychol. 2014 Sep; 125:48-62.JE

Abstract

This study is a follow-up to a previous study that examined two aspects of mother-child relationships-mothers' mind-mindedness and infant attachment security-in relation to toddlers' early manifestations of theory of mind understanding at 2 years of age. The current study aimed to assess the same two aspects of mother-child relationships in relation to children's (N=59) theory of mind performance at 4 years of age. Results of the current study confirmed and expanded on relations observed at 2 years. Mothers' use of appropriate mind-related comments specifically during toy-based free play at 12 months of age predicted preschoolers' understanding of false belief and Level 2 visual perspective taking over and above earlier perspective-taking abilities. Furthermore, more securely attached boys, but not girls, performed better on a task requiring Level 2 visual perspective taking. The similarity of results across the two time points suggests the reliability of associations among mothers' use of mind-related comments during toy-based play, boys' attachment security, and children's subsequent social understanding. The current results also suggest that maternal mind-mindedness may be most relevant to children's social cognition when assessed in toy-based play contexts.

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Laranjo J
Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.
Bernier A
Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Electronic address: annie.bernier@umontral.ca.
Meins E
Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Carlson SM
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

MeSH

AdultChild BehaviorChild, PreschoolCognitionEmotionsFemaleHumansInfantMaleMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersObject AttachmentPlay and PlaythingsSex DistributionTask Performance and AnalysisTheory of MindVisual PerceptionYoung Adult

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Journal Article

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eng

PubMed ID

24814206

Citation

Laranjo, Jessica, et al. "The Roles of Maternal Mind-mindedness and Infant Security of Attachment in Predicting Preschoolers' Understanding of Visual Perspective Taking and False Belief." Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 125, 2014, pp. 48-62.
Laranjo J, Bernier A, Meins E, et al. The roles of maternal mind-mindedness and infant security of attachment in predicting preschoolers' understanding of visual perspective taking and false belief. J Exp Child Psychol. 2014;125:48-62.
Laranjo, J., Bernier, A., Meins, E., & Carlson, S. M. (2014). The roles of maternal mind-mindedness and infant security of attachment in predicting preschoolers' understanding of visual perspective taking and false belief. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 125, 48-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2014.02.005
Laranjo J, et al. The Roles of Maternal Mind-mindedness and Infant Security of Attachment in Predicting Preschoolers' Understanding of Visual Perspective Taking and False Belief. J Exp Child Psychol. 2014;125:48-62. PubMed PMID: 24814206.
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