Pathways to understanding mind: construct validity and predictive validity of maternal mind-mindedness |
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| Authors: | Meins Elizabeth Fernyhough Charles Wainwright Rachel Clark-Carter David Das Gupta Mani Fradley Emma Tuckey Michelle |
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| Institution: | Psychology Division, School of Sciences, Staffordshire University, UK. elizabeth.meins@durham.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | The construct validity of maternal mind-mindedness (MM) was investigated in the context of its relations with children's later understanding of mind. MM measures were obtained from infant-mother (N = 52) interactions at 6 months, and from maternal interviews at 48 months. Children's understanding of mind was assessed using theory of mind (ToM) tasks at 45 and 48 months, and a stream of consciousness (SoC) task at 55 months. One of the early MM measures--mothers' appropriate mind-related comments--was a positive independent predictor of: (a) MM at 48 months, and (b) ToM and SoC performance at 45 to 55 months. Path analyses suggested direct links between mothers' use of appropriate mind-related comments and children's later understanding of mind. |
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