Theory of Mind, Self-Worth and the Mother-Child Relationship
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| Title: | Theory of Mind, Self-Worth and the Mother-Child Relationship |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cahill, Katherine R., Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Pike, Alison |
| Source: | Social Development. Feb 2007 16(1):45-56. |
| Availability: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Theory of Mind, Mothers, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Cognitive Development, Hypothesis Testing, Affective Behavior, Self Esteem, Twins, Young Children, Verbal Ability, Puppetry, Interviews, Observation, Correlation |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00371.x |
| ISSN: | 0961-205X |
| Abstract: | We tested the hypothesis that mother-child warmth and responsiveness would moderate the link between young children's theory of mind skills and self-worth. Participants included 125 same-sex pairs of 3.5 year-old twins and their mothers. A battery of tests was individually administered to measure the children's theory of mind skills and verbal intelligence, and their self-reported self-worth was assessed using a puppet interview. Following visits to the families' homes, the observers completed ratings of warm responsive mother-child behavior based on videotaped unstructured and structured observations. As expected, warm responsive behavior moderated the relation between their theory of mind and the child's self-worth. Their theory of mind was positively associated with self-worth in warm responsive mother-child dyads, and there was weaker evidence that their theory of mind may be negatively associated with self-worth in less warm, unresponsive mother-child dyads. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 43 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ942073 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | We tested the hypothesis that mother-child warmth and responsiveness would moderate the link between young children's theory of mind skills and self-worth. Participants included 125 same-sex pairs of 3.5 year-old twins and their mothers. A battery of tests was individually administered to measure the children's theory of mind skills and verbal intelligence, and their self-reported self-worth was assessed using a puppet interview. Following visits to the families' homes, the observers completed ratings of warm responsive mother-child behavior based on videotaped unstructured and structured observations. As expected, warm responsive behavior moderated the relation between their theory of mind and the child's self-worth. Their theory of mind was positively associated with self-worth in warm responsive mother-child dyads, and there was weaker evidence that their theory of mind may be negatively associated with self-worth in less warm, unresponsive mother-child dyads. |
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| ISSN: | 0961-205X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00371.x |
