Information processing in TOM behavior based on Meta-TOM: Why do adults understand children's deception?

本研究的目的是阐明成人如何理解儿童的心理。本研究考察了（1）男女对儿童心理理论行为理解的差异，（2）母亲的育儿焦虑和情感焦虑对儿童心理理论行为理解的影响，（3）母爱与儿童心理理论行为理解之间是否存在关系，（4）母亲通过什么样的面孔来理解儿童心理理论行为。结果表明，女性对心理理论行为的理解高于男性，育儿焦虑影响对心理理论行为的理解，母爱高的母亲能理解孩子的叹息。然而，包括母亲如何照顾孩子的经验并不影响对儿童心理的理解。

The purpose of this study was to clarify how adults understand children’s mind. It was examined (1) whether the differences between men and women understand children’s TOM behavior, (2) how child care anxiety and emotion anxiety of mothers influence their understanding of TOM behavior, (3) whether there is the relationship between motherly love and understanding of TOM behavior, (4) by what part of face mothers understand TOM behavior. The results showed that women understood TOM behavior more than men did, child care anxiety influenced understanding of TOM behavior, mothers with high motherly love understood children’s sigh. However, the experiences including how mothers cared children did not influence understanding of children’s mind.