Emotion understanding, theory of mind, and prosocial orientation: Relations over time in early childhood.

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of Positive Psychology Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-02-10 DOI:10.1080/17439760.2010.536776

Natalie D Eggum, Nancy Eisenberg, Karen Kao, Tracy L Spinrad, Rebecca Bolnick, Claire Hofer, Anne S Kupfer, William V Fabricius

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Data were collected when children were 42, 54, and 72 months of age (Ns=210, 191, and 172 for T1, T2, and T3, respectively). Children's emotion understanding (EU) and theory of mind (ToM) were examined as predictors of children's prosocial orientation within and across time. EU positively related to children's sympathy across 2.5 years, and T1 EU positively related to parent-reported prosocial orientation concurrently and across 1 year (T2). T2 ToM positively related to parents' reports of sympathy and prosocial orientation concurrently and 18 months later (T3); in contrast, T3 ToM did not relate to sympathy or prosocial orientation. T2 ToM accounted for marginally significant variance (p<0.058) in T3 mother-reported prosocial orientation over and above that accounted for by T2 prosocial orientation. Fostering the development of EU and ToM may contribute to children's prosocial orientation.

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情绪理解、心智理论和亲社会取向：幼儿期随时间变化的关系。

数据是在儿童 42 个月、54 个月和 72 个月大时收集的（T1、T2 和 T3 的人数分别为 210、191 和 172）。研究将儿童的情绪理解（EU）和心智理论（ToM）作为儿童亲社会取向在不同时期的预测因素。在 2.5 年的时间里，EU 与儿童的同情心呈正相关；在 1 年的时间里（T2），T1 的 EU 与家长报告的亲社会倾向呈正相关。T2 ToM 与父母同时和 18 个月后报告的同情心和亲社会取向呈正相关（T3）；相反，T3 ToM 与同情心或亲社会取向无关。T2 ToM 对同情和亲社会取向产生了微小的显著变异（p

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Journal of Positive Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： Positive psychology is about scientifically informed perspectives on what makes life worth living. It focuses on aspects of the human condition that lead to happiness, fulfillment, and flourishing. The Journal of Positive Psychology provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for the science and application of positive psychology. The Journal is devoted to basic research and professional application on states of optimal human functioning and fulfillment, and the facilitation and promotion of well-being. The Journal brings together leading work in positive psychology undertaken by researchers across different subdisciplines within psychology (e.g., social, personality, clinical, developmental, health, organizational), as well as across other social and behavioral disciplines.