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Anna Amadó; Francesc Sidera; Elisabet Serrat – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Background: Previous literature suggests that children with Down syndrome (DS) have difficulties in cognitive and affective components of Theory of Mind (ToM). However, the nature of the distinction between cognitive and affective ToM has not yet been addressed in depth in this population. Aims: This work is aimed at studying the cognitive and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Down Syndrome, Theory of Mind
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Figueroa, Mario; Bayés, Gemma; Darbra, Sònia; Silvestre, Nùria – Reading Psychology, 2023
The transition to secondary education is a sensitive period for social and academic development and also for student identity. However, there is scarce evidence of the development of reading comprehension and theory of mind in pupils with cochlear implant (CI) during the educational trajectory. The results show that pupils with CI obtain…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement
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Gómez-Pérez, M. Mar; Calero, M. Dolores; Mata, Sara – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Growing up in a high family risk (HFR) environment is accompanied by difficulties in executive functions (EFs) and interpersonal skills (IS) that may persist into adulthood. Because preadolescence is a critical period, this study will assess a multicomponent mediational intervention program, to determine the possibility of improving these skills.…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Intervention, Preadolescents, Interpersonal Competence
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Armstrong, Meghan; Esteve Gibert, Núria; Hübscher, Iris; Igualada, Alfonso; Prieto, Pilar – First Language, 2018
This article investigates how children leverage intonational and gestural cues to an individual's belief state through unimodal (intonation-only or facial gesture-only) and multimodal (intonation + facial gesture) cues. A total of 187 preschoolers (ages 3-5) participated in a disbelief comprehension task and were assessed for Theory of Mind (ToM)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Nonverbal Communication, Preschool Children, Cues
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Giménez-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
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Galende, Nuria; de Miguel, Manuel Sanchez; Arranz, Enrique – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The aim of this study was to analyse the relation between parents' distancing strategies and the performance of five-year-old children (N = 70) in Theory of Mind (ToM) tasks. The children's performances were assessed during individual sessions held at school. The distancing strategies practiced by the parents (cognitive and linguistic scaffolding,…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Prosocial Behavior, Observation, Family Environment
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Sidera, Francesc; Serrat, Elisabet; Serrano, Jèssica; Rostan, Charles; Caño, Agnès; Amadó, Anna – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Previous research has found a link between theory of mind and cooperation. The aim of this study is to deepen into this relationship, to identify which theory of mind skills are more related to the cooperative ability on a referential communication task. A total of 50 children from first and fifth grade completed a battery of theory of mind tasks,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Cooperative Learning, Theory of Mind, Elementary School Students