The role of institution and home contexts in theory of mind development

Yagmurlu B., Berument S., Celimli S.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.521-537, 2005 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.06.004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.521-537
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: theory of mind, parent influences, institutional rearing, EARLY SEVERE DEPRIVATION, FALSE BELIEF, YOUNG-CHILDREN, ATTACHMENT SECURITY, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, LONG-TERM, BEHAVIOR, CARE, DEAF, DECEPTION
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To investigate the role of early context in theory of mind development, institutionalized children living in a boarding home (n = 34) in Turkey were compared to home-reared children coming from low (n = 32) and middle socioeconomic backgrounds (n = 44). Theory of mind was assessed with one deception and three false belief tasks; Peabody PVT and Raven CPM were administered to control for language and nonverbal intelligence. Results indicated a context effect whereby home-reared children performed better than institution-reared children on theory of mind tasks. Hierarchical regression analysis further revealed that institution rearing/adult-child ratio predicted theory of mind performance even after age, socioeconomic background, language and nonverbal intelligence were accounted for. Findings suggest the significance of adult-child interaction for theory of mind development. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.