@article{ART003274003},
author={Minji Kim and Youngon Choi},
title={Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition},
journal={THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY},
issn={1229-0718},
year={2025},
volume={38},
number={4},
pages={151-170},
doi={10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151}
TY - JOUR
AU - Minji Kim
AU - Youngon Choi
TI - Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition
JO - THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY - 2025
VL - 38
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
SP - 151
EP - 170
SN - 1229-0718
AB - Self-recognition, the ability to understand oneself as an entity distinct from the environment, is considered a major milestone in human development. This study re-examined the developmental trajectory of early self-recognition in Korean infants within current sociocultural contexts, investigating both independent and relational self-recognition. One hundred four infants aged 15-26 months completed mirror self-recognition tasks assessing autonomous self-recognition and Cart self-recognition tasks (Body-as-Obstacle tasks) assessing relational self-recognition between body and objects. Results showed that success rates increased with age on both tasks, with most infants succeeding after 24 months. Success rates for mirror self-recognition were higher than for cart tasks. Unlike Korean infants in the early 2000s, the current sample demonstrated relatively high mirror self-recognition success from 15-17 months onward, exhibiting patterns more similar to those of North American infants. These findings suggest that early self-recognition in Korean infants is emerging more rapidly than in the past, a phenomenon likely associated with sociocultural changes in Korea.
KW - Self-Recognition;;Autonomous Self;Related Self;Development;Sociocultural influence
DO - 10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
ER -
Minji Kim and Youngon Choi. (2025). Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 38(4), 151-170.
Minji Kim and Youngon Choi. 2025, "Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition", THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol.38, no.4 pp.151-170. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim, Youngon Choi "Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38.4 pp.151-170 (2025) : 151.
Minji Kim, Youngon Choi. Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition. 2025; 38(4), 151-170. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim and Youngon Choi. "Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38, no.4 (2025) : 151-170.doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim; Youngon Choi. Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 38(4), 151-170. doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim; Youngon Choi. Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2025; 38(4) 151-170. doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim, Youngon Choi. Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition. 2025; 38(4), 151-170. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
Minji Kim and Youngon Choi. "Developmental Trajectories of Early Self-Recognition in Korean Toddlers: Mirror Self-Recognition and Body-Based Self-Recognition" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38, no.4 (2025) : 151-170.doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.12.38.4.151
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