Unlocking narratives: Longitudinal associations between theory of mind and reading comprehension.

elementary school longitudinal study reading comprehension social reasoning theory of mind

Journal

The British journal of developmental psychology
ISSN: 2044-835X
Titre abrégé: Br J Dev Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8308022

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Jul 2024
Historique:
received: 27 02 2024
accepted: 14 07 2024
medline: 23 7 2024
pubmed: 23 7 2024
entrez: 23 7 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

This study explores the longitudinal association between Theory of Mind (ToM) and reading comprehension (RC) in middle childhood, focusing on three advanced ToM (AToM) components: social reasoning, reasoning about ambiguity and recognition of social norm transgressions. Over the course of a year, 112 nine-year-olds (61 girls, 51 boys; M

Identifiants

pubmed: 39039868
doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12514
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Author(s). British Journal of Developmental Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.

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Auteurs

Christopher Osterhaus (C)

University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany.

Serena Lecce (S)

University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

Susanne Koerber (S)

Freiburg University of Education, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

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