Foundations of theory of mind and its development in early childhood

H Rakoczy - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Theory of mind is the human conceptual capacity to understand other people as
agents who have subjective mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions. It is the …

The relation between parents' mental state talk and children's social understanding: A meta‐analysis

V Tompkins, JP Benigno, B Kiger Lee… - Social …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Though there is empirical support for the relation between parents' mental state talk to
children and children's social understanding, including false belief understanding (FBU) and …

Theory of mind: A hidden factor in reading comprehension?

RA Dore, SJ Amendum, RM Golinkoff… - Educational Psychology …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Theory of mind is the understanding that other people have mental states that drive
their actions and that those mental states can be different from one's own. Without …

Mind the gap: Challenges of deep learning approaches to theory of mind

J Aru, A Labash, O Corcoll, R Vicente - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM) is an essential ability of humans to infer the mental states of
others. Here we provide a coherent summary of the potential, current progress, and …

A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: Bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders.

K Imuta, S Song, JD Henry, T Ruffman… - Psychological …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Bullying is one of the most common peer-relational problems experienced by children and
adolescents worldwide. One reason bullying is so widespread is that it is a dynamic, group …

Theory of mind performance in depression: A meta-analysis

BA Nestor, S Sutherland, J Garber - Journal of affective disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Theory of mind (ToM) is a social-cognitive skill that involves the ability
to understand the thoughts and feelings of others. Evidence is mixed regarding the extent of …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of social cognition training success across the healthy lifespan

M Roheger, K Hranovska, AK Martin, M Meinzer - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Socio-cognitive abilities and challenges change across the healthy lifespan and are
essential for successful human interaction. Identifying effective socio-cognitive training …

Children in ethnically diverse classrooms and those with cross‐ethnic friendships excel at understanding others' minds

RT Devine, I Grumley Traynor, L Ronchi… - Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the link between classroom ethnic diversity, cross‐ethnic friendships,
and children's theory of mind. In total, 730 children in the United Kingdom (54.7% girls …

Social cognition and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of subdomains of social functioning

M Jansen, S Overgaauw, ERA De Bruijn - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Disturbances in social cognitive processes such as the ability to infer others' mental states
importantly contribute to social and functional impairments in psychiatric disorders. Yet …

Does theatre-in-education promote early childhood development?: The effect of drama on language, perspective-taking, and imagination

WK Mages - Early childhood research quarterly, 2018 - Elsevier
This quasi-experimental, multi-method study examines whether participation in a preschool
theatre-in-education (TIE) program can promote emergent literacy, theory of mind, and …