Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Correlation | 8 |
| Moral Values | 8 |
| Theory of Mind | 8 |
| Foreign Countries | 4 |
| Task Analysis | 4 |
| Age Differences | 3 |
| Child Development | 3 |
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Measures (Individuals) | 3 |
| Moral Development | 3 |
| Children | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Child Development | 1 |
| Early Child Development and… | 1 |
| International Electronic… | 1 |
| Journal of Applied Research… | 1 |
| Journal of Moral Education | 1 |
Author
| Killen, Melanie | 2 |
| Bosacki, Sandra Leanne | 1 |
| Burkholder, Amanda R. | 1 |
| Caviglia, Giorgio | 1 |
| Conry-Murray, Clare | 1 |
| Dodd, Karen | 1 |
| Fu, Genyue | 1 |
| Hamlin, J. Kiley | 1 |
| Jambon, Marc | 1 |
| Kapsali, Katerina | 1 |
| Laghi, Fiorenzo | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Research | 8 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Peabody Picture Vocabulary… | 1 |
| Self Perception Profile for… | 1 |
| Strengths and Difficulties… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMisailidi, Plousia; Kapsali, Katerina – Journal of Moral Education, 2022
The relation between children's guilt proneness and theory of mind (???) was examined in children (? = 96) aged 7- to 11-years. Guilt proneness was assessed with a self-report scenario-based measure and ToM was examined with a battery of first-order and second-order mental-state tasks. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that second-order,…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Moral Values, Psychological Patterns, Prediction
Tan, Enda; Mikami, Amori Y.; Luzhanska, Anastasiya; Hamlin, J. Kiley – Child Development, 2021
The current study examined relations between distinct aspects of moral functioning, and their cognitive and emotional correlates, in preschool age children. Participants were 171 typically developing 3- to 6-year-olds. Each child completed several tasks, including (a) moral tasks assessing both performance of various moral actions and evaluations…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Preschool Children
Rizzo, Michael T.; Li, Leon; Burkholder, Amanda R.; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2019
In a hidden inequality context, resource allocators and resource recipients are unaware that an unknowingly advantaged recipient possesses resources. The present study presented children aged 3-13 years (N = 121) with a hidden inequality vignette involving an accidental transgression in which one resource claimant, who unknowingly possessed more…
Descriptors: Deception, Child Development, Moral Values, Intention
Fu, Genyue; Xiao, Wen S.; Killen, Melanie; Lee, Kang – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Recent research indicates that moral judgment and 1st-order theory of mind abilities are related. What is not known, however, is how 2nd-order theory of mind is related to moral judgment. In the present study, we extended previous findings by administering a morally relevant theory of mind task (an accidental transgressor) to 4- to 7-year-old…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Moral Values, Theory of Mind, Children
Zarrella, Immacolata; Lonigro, Antonia; Perrella, Raffaella; Caviglia, Giorgio; Laghi, Fiorenzo – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The present research explored the relation between socio-cognitive skills, as Theory of Mind and affective empathy, social behaviour, attachment style and scholastic success in children, aged from 8 to 11 years (N = 159; 90 females, 69 males; M[subscript age] = 9,60; DS = 0.78). Several assessment tools were administered to children on mentalizing…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Empathy, Child Development, Academic Achievement
Download full textBosacki, Sandra Leanne – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2014
This study investigated the longitudinal relations between theory of mind (ToM) understanding, self-perceptions, and perceptions of gender-role orientation in 28 school-aged children, (16 girls, 12 boys, aged 8-12 years). Theory of mind and perceptions of self were assessed at Time 1 (T1, M = 8 y 5 m) and two years later at Time 2 (T2, M = 10 y 4…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Social Development, Emotional Development, Correlation
Smetana, Judith G.; Jambon, Marc; Conry-Murray, Clare; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Associations between young children's developing theory of mind (ToM) and judgments of prototypical moral transgressions were examined 3 times across 1 year in 70 American middle class 2.5- to 4-year-olds. Separate path models controlling for cross-time stability in judgments, within-time associations, and children's age at Wave 1 indicated that…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Middle Class, Theory of Mind, Path Analysis
Livesey, Alexandra; Dodd, Karen; Pote, Helen; Marlow, Elizabeth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: The aim of the study was to explore the validity of the social-moral awareness test (SMAT) a measure designed for assessing socio-moral rule knowledge and reasoning in people with learning disabilities. Comparisons between Theory of Mind and socio-moral reasoning allowed the exploration of construct validity of the tool. Factor…
Descriptors: Tests, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Interpersonal Competence
