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Serena Lecce; Luca Ronchi; Rory T. Devine – Developmental Psychology, 2024
While there is considerable evidence that children's early ability to understand others' mental states, called "theory of mind," is shaped by family experiences, it remains unclear whether children's social interactions at school influence theory of mind (ToM) beyond early childhood. We tested whether the mean level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Preadolescents, Theory of Mind
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Bulgarelli, Daniela; Testa, Silvia; Molina, Paola – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Some studies report delayed theory of mind (ToM) development in children with specific language impairment (SLI), while others do not. A ToM delay is acknowledged in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while whether these children also display a deficit is still under debate. In the current study, we drew on a developmental trajectory…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Foreign Countries, Language Impairments, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Caputi, Marcella; Bosacki, Sandra – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
The relation between cognition and life satisfaction is shaped by several factors. The present research investigated whether mindreading skills are linked to subjective well-being and anxiety during the transition into adolescence. Specifically, our aim was to investigate individual differences in those constructs and gendered relational patterns.…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 6
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Eleonora Marocchini; Irene Baldin – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The conceptualisation of autism as a disorder where Theory of Mind (ToM) and pragmatics are fundamentally impaired has prompted a wealth of research on autistic deficits, most of which is characterised by two main assumptions: first, that autistic people would display said deficits, if present, with any conversation partner and in any…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Cognition, Foreign Countries
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Gabbatore, Ilaria; Longobardi, Claudio; Bosco, Francesca M. – Language Learning and Development, 2022
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex pathology that includes impaired social interaction abilities. Insufficient attention has been paid to programs specifically devoted to improving communicative-pragmatic skills. Moreover, the majority of studies have focused on children, while programs specifically developed for the adolescents are…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Interaction
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Traverso, Laura; Viterbori, Paola; Usai, Maria Carmen – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the role of theory of mind (ToM) and both cool and hot executive function (EF) in accounting for prosocial behavior. Typically developing children of 3 to 6 years of age (N = 183) were assessed on a battery of EF and ToM tasks, while parents and teachers completed a questionnaire examining the children's prosocial…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Theory of Mind, Executive Function, Young Children
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Blijd-Hoogewys, Els M. A.; Bulgarelli, Daniela; Molina, Paola; van Geert, Paul L. C. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
The extent to which Theory of Mind (ToM) performance is influenced by cultural and gender differences remains a subject of debate. A sample of 324 Dutch and 511 Italian children (52% boys; 2.8-11.7 years; 50% boys; 2.6-10.3 years; respectively) was administered the ToM Storybooks. Analysis focused on indicators of nonlinearity: moving standard…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Gender Differences
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Dicataldo, Raffaele; Moscardino, Ughetta; Mammarella, Irene Cristina; Roch, Maja – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
Listening narrative comprehension is a complex process that requires the processing of explicit (i.e., information presented in the text) and implicit information (i.e., information inferable from the text) and involves several linguistic and cognitive skills. However, the specific role of these skills in children's comprehension remains unclear.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Emergent Literacy, Prereading Experience
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Papera, Massimiliano; Richards, Anne; van Geert, Paul; Valentini, Costanza – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
Theory of mind refers to the ability to attribute beliefs to oneself and others. The present study used a dynamic systems approach to assess how environment may affect the development of second-order theory of mind (e.g., "John knows that Mary knows that he went out yesterday"). Theory of mind is divided into two major dimensions:…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Evaluation Methods, Prediction, Cognitive Processes
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Bianco, Federica; Lombardi, Elisabetta; Lecce, Serena; Marchetti, Antonella; Massaro, Davide; Valle, Annalisa; Castelli, Ilaria – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
The present study evaluated: (1) the effects of two training programs designed for promoting Theory of Mind (ToM) skills in children aged 7/8; and (2) the relations between second-order recursive thinking (II-order-RT), advanced-ToM (Adv_ToM) and metacognition. Ninety-one 7- to 8-year-old children were assigned to one of three training conditions:…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Theory of Mind, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Scaini, Simona; Caputi, Marcella; Ogliari, Anna; Oppo, Annalisa – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
Literature has shown the importance of social cognition for emotional wellness. However, to our knowledge, few studies so far investigated the relationship between social cognition and anxiety in childhood. No study systematically examined social cognition in relation to specific domains of anxiety. By a correlational design and multivariate…
Descriptors: Genetics, Anxiety Disorders, Social Cognition, Correlation
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Di Dio, Cinzia; Isernia, Sara; Ceolaro, Chiara; Marchetti, Antonella; Massaro, Davide – SAGE Open, 2018
The study of social cognition involves the attribution of states of mind to humans, as well as, quite recently, to nonhuman creatures, like God. Some studies support the role of social cognition in religious beliefs, whereas others ascribe religious beliefs to an ontological knowledge bias. The present study compares these distinct approaches in…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Social Cognition, Religion, Beliefs
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Conte, Elisabetta; Grazzani, Ilaria; Pepe, Alessandro – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: In this study, we investigated associations among social cognition skills (specifically, emotion knowledge and theory of mind), language abilities, and 3 varieties of prosocial behavior (helping, sharing, and comforting) in early childhood. The effects of age and gender were also taken into account. Participants were 149 Italian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Child Care Centers
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Cadamuro, Alessia; Versari, Annalisa; Vezzali, Loris; Giovannini, Dino; Trifiletti, Elena – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: In May 2012, Northern Italy was struck by a tremendous series of earthquakes, which had devastating consequences and persisted for several months. Previous research shows that coping strategies and Theory of Mind (ToM) can help sustaining cognitive performance after a traumatic experience. Objective: We conducted a study to examine…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Coping, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Tomasuolo, Elena; Valeri, Giovanni; Di Renzo, Alessio; Pasqualetti, Patrizio; Volterra, Virginia – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2013
The present study examined whether full access to sign language as a medium for instruction could influence performance in Theory of Mind (ToM) tasks. Three groups of Italian participants (age range: 6-14 years) participated in the study: Two groups of deaf signing children and one group of hearing-speaking children. The two groups of deaf…
Descriptors: Deafness, Children, Sign Language, Theory of Mind
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