Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 160-168.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.02.02

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Sharing Behavior towards Different Recipients in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Theory of Mind

LIU Yanchun, DENG Yuting, ZHANG Xi   

  1. College of Education Science, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002
  • Published:2024-03-18

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Abstract: This study aimed to examine the effects of different recipients (friends vs strangers) on sharing behavior in children with intellectual disabilities, and to explore the predictive role of Theory of Mind in sharing behavior with friends and strangers. A total of 82 children with intellectual disabilities were selected as subjects for the study, and 82 typically developmental children were selected as controls matched by verbal ability. The results showed that: (1) The 7-to 17-year-old (mid-childhood and adolescence) children with intellectual disabilities shared significantly more with their friends than strangers, as did typically developmental children matched for mental ages; (2) Theory of Mind significantly predicted the sharing behavior with strangers, rather than those with friends in children with intellectual disabilities. These results suggested that children with intellectual disabilities and typically developing children shared more with their friends than strangers; Theory of Mind might play a predictive role in the sharing behavior with strangers in children with intellectual disabilities.

Key words: sharing behavior, recipients, theory of mind, children with intellectual disabilities

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