Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children.
This research investigated whether the number of siblings in the family facilitatesthe development of theory of mind (ToM) in preschool children. A battery of tests was administered to measure the ToM and verbal ability of one hundred and sixty three 3.6 to5.6 year-old children. No significant diffe...
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| author | Farhadian, Mokhtar Abdullah, Rohani Mansor, Mariani Redzuan, Ma’arof Kumar, Vijay Gazanizad, Neda |
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| description | This research investigated whether the number of siblings in the family facilitatesthe development of theory of mind (ToM) in preschool children. A battery of tests was administered to measure the ToM and verbal ability of one hundred and sixty three 3.6 to5.6 year-old children. No significant difference was found between ToM and siblings. Incontrast, a significant difference was found between ToM and birth order. Additionally, onundertaking a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, it was found that, over and aboveage and verbal ability, a significant contribution for birth order to ToM development wasobserved. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-173742015-09-28T02:12:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17374/ Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. Farhadian, Mokhtar Abdullah, Rohani Mansor, Mariani Redzuan, Ma’arof Kumar, Vijay Gazanizad, Neda This research investigated whether the number of siblings in the family facilitatesthe development of theory of mind (ToM) in preschool children. A battery of tests was administered to measure the ToM and verbal ability of one hundred and sixty three 3.6 to5.6 year-old children. No significant difference was found between ToM and siblings. Incontrast, a significant difference was found between ToM and birth order. Additionally, onundertaking a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, it was found that, over and aboveage and verbal ability, a significant contribution for birth order to ToM development wasobserved. EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17374/1/Theory%20of%20mind.pdf Farhadian, Mokhtar and Abdullah, Rohani and Mansor, Mariani and Redzuan, Ma’arof and Kumar, Vijay and Gazanizad, Neda (2010) Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. American Journal of Scientific Research, 7. pp. 25-35. ISSN 1450-223X http://www.eurojournals.com/ajsr.htm Knowledge, Theory of. Philosophy of mind. Philosophy of mind in children. English |
| spellingShingle | Knowledge, Theory of. Philosophy of mind. Philosophy of mind in children. Farhadian, Mokhtar Abdullah, Rohani Mansor, Mariani Redzuan, Ma’arof Kumar, Vijay Gazanizad, Neda Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title | Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title_full | Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title_fullStr | Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title_short | Theory of mind, birth order, and siblings among preschool children. |
| title_sort | theory of mind birth order and siblings among preschool children |
| topic | Knowledge, Theory of. Philosophy of mind. Philosophy of mind in children. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17374/1/Theory%20of%20mind.pdf |
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