Theory-of-Mind Development and Early Sibling Relationships after the Birth of a Sibling: Parental Discipline Matters.
Theory-of-Mind Development and Early Sibling Relationships after the Birth of a Sibling: Parental Discipline Matters.
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DOI：
10.1002/icd.2053
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
J. Song;B. Volling
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作者：
J. Song;B. Volling
本研究调查了儿童心理理论(Tom)发展、早期兄弟姐妹互动和父母在过渡到兄弟姐妹的过程中的管教策略之间的关系。以长子及其父母为样本(N=208)，我们在兄弟姐妹出生前和出生后12个月评估了儿童的心理理论，并在兄弟姐妹关系第一年的4个月和8个月时评估了兄弟姐妹互动(即积极参与和对抗)和父母管教策略(即以儿童为中心和以父母为中心的管教)。结构方程模型分析显示，在兄弟姐妹出生之前，儿童的心理理论可以预测儿童与婴儿兄弟姐妹的积极互动，而儿童对婴儿兄弟姐妹的敌对行为对12个月后儿童的心理理论有负面预测，但只有当母亲使用低水平的以儿童为中心的纪律时才会如此。这些发现强调了父母在幼儿在兄弟姐妹互动中的社会认知理解发展中的作用，甚至早在兄弟姐妹出生后的第一年就是如此。
This study investigated relations among children's Theory-of-Mind (ToM) development, early sibling interactions, and parental discipline strategies during the transition to siblinghood. Using a sample of firstborn children and their parents (N = 208), we assessed children's ToM before the birth of a sibling and 12 months after the birth, and sibling interactions (i.e., positive engagement and antagonism) and parental discipline strategies (i.e., child-centred and parent-centred discipline) at 4 and 8 months in the first year of siblinghood. Structural equation modelling analyses revealed that children's ToM before the birth of the sibling predicted children's positive engagement with the infant sibling, whereas children's antagonistic behaviours towards the infant sibling negatively predicted children's ToM at 12 months, but only when mothers used low levels of child-centred discipline. These findings emphasize the role of parents in the development of young children's social- cognitive understanding in the context of sibling interactions even as early as the first year after the sibling's birth.