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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Conversations about the past between hearing and deaf young children and their mothers : Relationship to theory of mind and self concept.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14510138
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教育・社会系心理学
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

KINOSHITA Takashi  Kobe University, Faculty of Human Development, Associate Professor, 発達科学部, 助教授 (10221920)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
KeywordsYoung children / Theory of mind / Conversation about the past event / Deaf children / temporally extended self
Research Abstract

1.Theoretical Review:: This report reviewed the theoretical and empirical studies on young children's "temporally extended self"(Neisser, 1988) and its relation to self/other understanding in terms of temporal perspectives. It started by highlighting children's understanding of the connection between the past and the present self. Then it was argued that, if made a few modifications one, delayed self-recognition task should be an adequate one to assess the "attitude toward the absent objects". And reviewing research which showed that deaf children were likely to be delayed in acquiring a theory of mind, it was proposed that discourse about the absent objects and events was related to the development of self-other understanding.
2.Study 1 : This study examined conversations about the past events between deaf children (age:3-5 years) and their mothers. They talked each other looking at "picture diary" which they had drawn a month before. The main findings were as follows. (1)Using the picture diary, they could maintain their conversations about the past events. (2)The frequency of children's looking at their mothers was significantly related to the numbers of the mothers' past discourse.
3.Study 2 : This study compared 5 pairs of deaf children (age:2-3 years) and their mothers and 11 pairs of hearing children and their mothers on the past and mental state discourse. Mothers encouraged their children talk about the past events, looking at the photos that showed them. The main findings were as follows. (1)There were variations in deaf children's past and mental state discourse skills, depending on their verbal skills and their mothers' talk styles. (2)Deaf mother used more sign language so effectively that her child talked more past events and her mental states than other hearing children did.

  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2005 2002

All Journal Article (4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 幼児期における時間的拡張自己と「心の理論」-時間的視点からの理論的考察2005

    • Author(s)
      木下 孝司
    • Journal Title

      心理科学 25巻1号

      Pages: 58-73

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Temporally extended self and "theory of mind" in preschoolers : Theoretical reviews from the temporal perspective.2005

    • Author(s)
      Takashi, Kinoshita
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese Journal of Psychological Science 25

      Pages: 58-73

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] ミスコミュニケーション状況における2歳児の他者視点に関する理解2002

    • Author(s)
      木下 孝司
    • Journal Title

      神戸大学発達科学部研究紀要 10巻1号

      Pages: 25-34

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Two-year-olds' understanding of other's perspective in miscommunication situation2002

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Kinoshita
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of The Faculty of Human Development 10

      Pages: 25-34

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] "心の理解"研究の新しいかたち『発達心理学の新しいかたち』(遠藤利彦編)2005

    • Author(s)
      木下 孝司
    • Publisher
      誠信書房(印刷中)
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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