Slaughter Virginia, Imuta Kana, Peterson Candida C, Henry Julie D
University of Queensland.
Child Dev. 2015 Jul;86(4):1159-1174. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12372. Epub 2015 Apr 15.
It has been argued that children who possess an advanced theory of mind (ToM) are viewed positively by their peers, but the empirical findings are mixed. This meta-analysis of 20 studies including 2,096 children (aged from 2 years, 8 months to 10 years) revealed a significant overall association (r = .19) indicating that children with higher ToM scores were also more popular in their peer group. The effect did not vary with age. The effect was weaker for boys (r = .12) compared to girls (r = .30). ToM was more strongly associated with popularity (r = .23) than with rejection (r = .13). These findings confirm that ToM development has significant implications for children's peer relationships.
有人认为，拥有高级心理理论（ToM）的儿童会受到同伴的积极看待，但实证研究结果却喜忧参半。这项对20项研究进行的荟萃分析涵盖了2096名儿童（年龄从2岁8个月至10岁），结果显示存在显著的总体关联（r = 0.19），这表明心理理论得分较高的儿童在同伴群体中也更受欢迎。这种影响并不随年龄而变化。与女孩（r = 0.30）相比，男孩的这种影响较弱（r = 0.12）。心理理论与受欢迎程度的关联（r = 0.23）比与被排斥程度的关联（r = 0.13）更强。这些发现证实，心理理论的发展对儿童的同伴关系具有重要影响。
