Exposure to Media and Theory-of-Mind Development in Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Mar, Raymond A.; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Moore, Chris
Titel	Exposure to Media and Theory-of-Mind Development in Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Cognitive Development, 25 (2010) 1, S.69-78 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-2014
DOI	10.1016/j.cogdev.2009.11.002
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Childrens Television; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Preschool Children; Films; Task Analysis; Age; Gender Differences; Vocabulary; Family Income; Prediction; Fiction; Measures (Individuals); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; 'Children''s broadcast; Children''s television'; Kindersendung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Film; Aufgabenanalyse; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wortschatz; Familieneinkommen; Vorhersage; Fiktion; Messdaten
Abstract	Exposure to different forms of narrative media may influence children's development of theory-of-mind. Because engagement with fictional narratives provides one with information about the social world, and possibly draws upon theory-of-mind processes during comprehension, exposure to storybooks, movies, and television may influence theory-of-mind development. We examined 4-6 year-olds' inferred exposure to children's literature, television, and film, using an objective measure that controls for socially desirable responding. Theory-of-mind was assessed using a battery of five tasks. Controlling for age, gender, vocabulary, and parental income, inferred exposure to children's storybooks predicted theory-of-mind abilities. Inferred exposure to children's movies also predicted theory-of-mind development, but inferred exposure to children's television did not. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10