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Theory of Mind and Emotion Understanding Predict Moral Development in Early Childhood
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Lane, Jonathan D.; Wellman, Henry M.; Olson, Sheryl L.; LaBounty, Jennifer; Kerr, David C. R. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
The current study utilized longitudinal data to investigate how theory of mind (ToM) and emotion understanding (EU) concurrently and prospectively predicted young children's moral reasoning and decision making. One hundred twenty-eight children were assessed on measures of ToM and EU at 3.5 and 5.5 years of age. At 5.5 years, children were also…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Young Children, Decision Making
Children's Interpretive Understanding, Moral Judgments, and Emotion Attributions: Relations to Social Behaviour
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Malti, Tina; Gasser, Luciano; Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, Eveline – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
The study investigated interpretive understanding, moral judgments, and emotion attributions in relation to social behaviour in a sample of 59 5-year-old, 123 7-year-old, and 130 9-year-old children. Interpretive understanding was assessed by two tasks measuring children's understanding of ambiguous situations. Moral judgments and emotion…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Foreign Countries, Task Analysis, Age Differences