Children's Use of Mental State Talk Is Connected within Peer Dyads, but Unrelated to Theory-of-Mind Understanding
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| Title: | Children's Use of Mental State Talk Is Connected within Peer Dyads, but Unrelated to Theory-of-Mind Understanding |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alexandra Bates (ORCID |
| Source: | Social Development. 2025 34(3). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Childrens Attitudes, Theory of Mind, Interpersonal Communication, Peer Relationship, Play, Child Language, Language Usage |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sode.12804 |
| ISSN: | 0961-205X 1467-9507 |
| Abstract: | Across two studies we explore how individual and dyadic factors influence children's (M[subscript age] = 61 months; 52% male; 55% White British) use of mental state talk (MST) with peers during shared play. Results from actor-partner interdependence modelling (APIM; n = 190 children) indicate that children's MST use is significantly linked to the MST use of their play partner but is unrelated to either their own or their play partner's theory-of-mind understanding. Furthermore, results from one-with-many (n = 87 children) modelling suggest there is little to no stability in children's use of MST across play partners or their tendency to elicit MST from different peer partners, cautioning against investigating MST with peers without considering features of the dyad within which interactions occur. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1478623 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Across two studies we explore how individual and dyadic factors influence children's (M[subscript age] = 61 months; 52% male; 55% White British) use of mental state talk (MST) with peers during shared play. Results from actor-partner interdependence modelling (APIM; n = 190 children) indicate that children's MST use is significantly linked to the MST use of their play partner but is unrelated to either their own or their play partner's theory-of-mind understanding. Furthermore, results from one-with-many (n = 87 children) modelling suggest there is little to no stability in children's use of MST across play partners or their tendency to elicit MST from different peer partners, cautioning against investigating MST with peers without considering features of the dyad within which interactions occur. |
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| ISSN: | 0961-205X 1467-9507 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sode.12804 |
