Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (1): 7-12.

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The Relationship between Children’s Theory of Mind and Parent-Child Play’s Participative Style, Emotion Communication in the Parent-Child Interaction

LI Yan-yan1, SANG Biao2   

  1. 1. Guangxi Teacher's College, Nanning 530023;
    2. Department of Psychology, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062
  • Online:2006-01-15 Published:2006-01-15

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Abstract: This study tries to explore the relationship between ToM and parent-child play's participative style and emotion communication through an observation of parent-child play.The results indicate that:(1)After control of age,children's ToM is significantly related to their initiatively joining play,suggesting play of participative style and mother's teaching play.(2)After control of age,there is a positive correlation between children's ToM and their sharing positive affect. Same result is not found between children's ToM and their mothers.sharing positive affect.Some discussion on these findings are also given.

Key words: theory of mind, parent-child play,part icipation, emotion communication

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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