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Direct linkGiménez-Dasí, Marta; Pons, Francisco; Bender, Patrick K. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The phenomenon of imaginary companions (ICs) has received little attention in developmental psychology, even though it can be observed in approximately 25% of preschool-aged children. Only a few studies have investigated the effect of ICs on children's theory of mind and emotion understanding, and the results are partial or inconsistent. This…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Emotional Response, Cognitive Ability, Gender Differences
