TY - JOUR
T1 - The Relation Between Children's Trust Beliefs and Theory of Mind Abilities
AU - Rotenberg, Ken J.
AU - Petrocchi, Serena
AU - Lecciso, Flavia
AU - Marchetti, Antonella
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The study examined the relation between children's trust beliefs and Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities. A sample of 168 Italian children (M=9years-6months, SD=7months) were administered the Italian Children's Generalized Trust Beliefs (ICGTB) Scale, two Second-Order False Belief ToM measures, and an Advanced ToM measure. As expected, the ICGTB scale demonstrated: (1) validity by its three factor structure and (2) reliability by exhibiting acceptable internal consistency and test-retest stability. As expected, the children's emotional trust beliefs in others were associated with both second-order false belief ToM ability and advanced ToM ability. These relations were not attributable to verbal ability. The findings are discussed with respect to the relations among children's emotional trust beliefs, personal disclosure, and quality of attachment. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
AB - The study examined the relation between children's trust beliefs and Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities. A sample of 168 Italian children (M=9years-6months, SD=7months) were administered the Italian Children's Generalized Trust Beliefs (ICGTB) Scale, two Second-Order False Belief ToM measures, and an Advanced ToM measure. As expected, the ICGTB scale demonstrated: (1) validity by its three factor structure and (2) reliability by exhibiting acceptable internal consistency and test-retest stability. As expected, the children's emotional trust beliefs in others were associated with both second-order false belief ToM ability and advanced ToM ability. These relations were not attributable to verbal ability. The findings are discussed with respect to the relations among children's emotional trust beliefs, personal disclosure, and quality of attachment. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
KW - THEORY OF MIND
KW - TRUST BELIEFS
KW - THEORY OF MIND
KW - TRUST BELIEFS
UR - https://publicatt.unicatt.it/handle/10807/84932
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U2 - 10.1002/icd.1891
DO - 10.1002/icd.1891
M3 - Article
SN - 1522-7227
VL - 24
SP - 206
EP - 214
JO - Infant and Child Development
JF - Infant and Child Development
IS - 2
ER -