Journal
DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 319-326Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00977.x
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R37 HD022149, HD-22149, R37 HD022149-21] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH-57489] Funding Source: Medline
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Temperament dimensions influence children's approach to and participation in social interactive experiences which reflect and impact children's social understandings. Therefore, temperament differences might substantially impact theory-of-mind development in early childhood. Using longitudinal data, we report that certain early temperament characteristics (at age 3) - lack of aggressiveness, a shy-withdrawn stance to social interaction, and social-perceptual sensitivity - predict children's more advanced theory-of-mind understanding 2 years later. The findings contribute to our understanding of how theory of mind develops in the formative preschool period; they may also inform debates as to the evolutionary origins of theory of mind.
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