scholarly journals Maternal and Paternal Mental-state Talk and Executive Function in Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Baptista ◽  
Ana Osório ◽  
Eva Costa Martins ◽  
Paula Castiajo ◽  
Ana Luísa Barreto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mental State Talk

scholarly journals Mental state talk by Danish preschool children

Nordlyd ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ane Knüppel ◽  
Rikke Steensgaard ◽  
Kristine Jensen de López
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Semantic Variation ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Mental State Talk ◽  
Children’S Development

Sixteen 4 to 6-year-old Danish children were video-recorded, while interacting spontaneously with their family in their homes. The mental state talk of the children was identified and analysed with respect to three mental domains: desire, feeling and cognition, and was compared to data from a similar study carried out with Canadian families (Jenkins et al., 2003). Our results suggest some cross-cultural differences in children’s mental state talk. First, Danish children produce a larger variation of mental state talk words than Canadian children do, and second, the distribution of mental state talk across the three domains differed for the two language groups. Semantic variation between Danish and English was identified in the study, which may partly explain the findings. Furthermore we present a usage-based approach to the investigation of children’s development of psychological categories in language as well as cross-linguistically.

Social competence, theory of mind, and executive function in institution-reared Turkish children

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evren Etel ◽  
Bilge Yagmurlu
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Scaling Analysis ◽  
Turkish Children ◽  
The Social ◽  
Behavioral Assessments

This study had two aims. The first aim was to measure mental state understanding in institution-reared children by using a theory of mind (ToM) scale, and to examine the role of cultural context in sequencing of ToM acquisition. The other aim was to investigate ToM in relation to social competence and executive function (EF). Due to its pronounced role in mental state understanding and social interactions, we assessed receptive language as well. The participants were 107 institution-reared children aged 3 to 5 years in Turkey. Two visits were held within 2 days for behavioral assessments. In the first visit, the ToM scale was administered; in the second visit, the child was given the language test and the EF tasks. The social competence scales were completed by the child’s primary care provider in the institution. Guttman scaling analysis revealed that an understanding of diverse beliefs developed earlier than knowledge access, favoring the “individualistic pattern.” The regression analysis showed that EF was a significant predictor of ToM, but neither of them was associated with social competence when age was controlled. Receptive language predicted social competence and EF directly, and ToM indirectly through EF, pointing to the importance of this ability for early development.

scholarly journals Prenatal phthalate exposures and executive function in preschool children

2021 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 106403
Author(s):  
Giehae Choi ◽  
Gro D. Villanger ◽  
Samantha S.M. Drover ◽  
Amrit K. Sakhi ◽  
Cathrine Thomsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Preschool Children
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