The Relationship of Theory of Mind and Maternal Emotional Expressiveness with Aggressive Behaviours in Young Japanese Children: A Gender-Differentiated Effect

Autor/inn/en	Mizokawa, Ai; Hamana, Mai
Titel	The Relationship of Theory of Mind and Maternal Emotional Expressiveness with Aggressive Behaviours in Young Japanese Children: A Gender-Differentiated Effect
Quelle	In: Infant and Child Development, 29 (2020) 6, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mizokawa, Ai)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1522-7227
DOI	10.1002/icd.2196
Schlagwörter	Theory of Mind; Mothers; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Response; Antisocial Behavior; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Parent School Relationship; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Emotionales Verhalten; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung
Abstract	The aim of this study was to test the relationship of theory of mind (ToM) and maternal emotional expressiveness with children's aggressive behaviours (i.e., relational aggression, physical aggression). ToM is vital to relational aggression, which involves harming others through purposeful manipulation and damaging peer relationships. However, little is known about how ToM and family emotional environment are interactively associated with aggressive behaviours. Fifty-one Japanese children, aged 4 and 5 years, completed measures of ToM and receptive vocabulary. Mothers reported their emotional expressiveness towards their children and classroom teachers rated each child's aggressive behaviours. The results revealed that when boys have mature ToM and their mothers show high negative emotional expressiveness, they exhibit higher relational aggression in their peer relationships. Such interaction effect was not found for girls. The findings suggest that boys with mature ToM are likely to learn to use ToM for antisocial purposes via negative family emotional environments. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01