Becker Razuri Erin, Hiles Howard Amanda R, Purvis Karyn B, Cross David R
Texas Christian University.
Samford University.
Infant Ment Health J. 2017 May;38(3):329-342. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21638. Epub 2017 May 5.
Maternal mental state language is thought to influence children's mental state language and sociocognitive understanding (e.g., theory of mind), but the mechanism is unclear. The current study examined the longitudinal development of mental state language in mother-child interactions. The methodology included assessments of the child and/or mother-child dyad at six time points between 12 to 52 months of the child's age. Measures determined child's attachment style and language abilities, and mental state language used by mother and child during a block-building task. Results showed that (a) mental state talk, including belief and desire language, increased over time; (b) there were differences between the type of mental state words used by the mother in insecure versus secure dyads; (c) there were differences in patterns of mental state words used in both mothers and children in insecure versus secure dyads; and (d) attachment appeared to exert a consistent influence over time.
母亲的心理状态语言被认为会影响儿童的心理状态语言和社会认知理解（例如，心理理论），但其机制尚不清楚。当前的研究考察了母子互动中心理状态语言的纵向发展。该方法包括在孩子12至52个月大之间的六个时间点对孩子和/或母子二元组进行评估。测量内容确定了孩子的依恋风格和语言能力，以及母子在积木搭建任务中使用的心理状态语言。结果表明：（a）心理状态谈话，包括信念和愿望语言，随时间增加；（b）不安全与安全二元组中母亲使用的心理状态词类型存在差异；（c）不安全与安全二元组中母亲和孩子使用心理状态词的模式存在差异；（d）依恋似乎随时间发挥一致的影响。
