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A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Theory of Mind and Drawings of Play

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Bosacki, Sandra Leanne·2013·World Journal of Education
DOI 10.5430/wje.v3n5p13
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This study investigated the longitudinal relations between theory of mind (ToM) understanding and children’sdrawings of play in 26 school-aged children, (16 females, 10 males, aged 8-12 years). Theory of mind was assessedat Time 1 (T1, M = 8 y 5m) and two years later at Time 2 (T2, M =10 y 4 m), as well as children’s drawings of playactivities. Longitudinally, significant positive associations (p < .05) were found between T1 ToM ability and the T2verbal description of the child’s drawing (r = .38). A significant negative correlation was found between children’sverbal descriptions of their drawings and emotional facial expressions (r = -.44). The majority of the drawingsreflected physical play activities, with physical, competitive activities (e.g., soccer). Implications for socioemotionaland cognitive development in middle childhood are discussed.

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Authors
Bosacki, S. L.
Affiliations
Brock University (CA)
Corresponding author
Bosacki, Sandra Leanne
ORCID
Bosacki, Sandra Leanne
Venue
World Journal of Education
Publisher
Sciedu Press
Published
2013-08-30
Volume
3
Issue
5
ISSN
  • 1925-0746 (ISSN-L)
  • 1925-0754
DOI
10.5430/wje.v3n5p13
OpenAlex
W1966282736
Cited by
9
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2
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2026: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 1
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
World Journal of Education (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
theory of mind, children's drawings, play activities, emotional facial expressions, middle childhood, social-emotional development, cognitive development, physical play, soccer

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