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Rory Devine*, Claire Hughes
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In this study of two hundred and thirty 8- to 13-year-olds, a new "Silent Films" task is introduced, designed to address the dearth of research on theory of mind in older children by providing a film-based analogue of F. G. E. Happé's (1994) Strange Stories task. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that all items from both tasks loaded onto a single theory-of-mind latent factor. With effects of verbal ability and family affluence controlled, theory-of-mind latent factor scores increased significantly with age, indicating that mentalizing skills continue to develop through middle childhood. Girls outperformed boys on the theory-of-mind latent factor, and the correlates of individual differences in theory of mind were gender specific: Low scores were related to loneliness in girls and to peer rejection in boys.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 989-1003 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Child Development |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 30 Nov 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 May 2013 |
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution