Relationship between Joint Attention during Infancy and Theory of Mind in Early Childhood (영아기 공동주의와 아동 초기 마음이해 능력 간의 관계)

Kim Yeonsoo (김연수); 정윤경; kjkwak (곽금주)

Relationship between Joint Attention during Infancy and Theory of Mind in Early Childhood

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2009, 22(4), pp.125-139
Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science

Kim Yeonsoo ¹, 정윤경 ², kjkwak ¹

¹서울대학교
²가톨릭대학교

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ABSTRACT

This research examines relationship between the joint attention attention during infancy and understanding of other person's mind at early childhood. Sixty-one children participated at 9, 12, 15, 18 months of age and at the age four. The amount of joint attention was measured using the attention state coding scheme developed by Adamson, Bakeman, Russel & Deckner(1998) and children's ability to understand other person's mind was measured using theory of mind scale devised by Liu and Wellman (2004). Our results reveal that proportional amount of joint attention during infancy was significantly related to their later theory of mind. In addition, this longitudinal association was still significant after children's verbal comprehension score was controlled.

KEYWORDS

joint attention, Theory of Mind, longitudinal study

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