2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Information processing in TOM behavior based on Meta-TOM: Why do adults understand children's deception?
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21530711
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Osaka Shoin Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
KIKUNO Haruo 大阪樟蔭女子大学, 児童学部, 教授 (00149551)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 心の理論 / 母親 / 育児不安 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to clarify how adults understand children’s mind. It was examined (1) whether the differences between men and women understand children’s TOM behavior, (2) how child care anxiety and emotion anxiety of mothers influence their understanding of TOM behavior, (3) whether there is the relationship between motherly love and understanding of TOM behavior, (4) by what part of face mothers understand TOM behavior. The results showed that women understood TOM behavior more than men did, child care anxiety influenced understanding of TOM behavior, mothers with high motherly love understood children’s sigh. However, the experiences including how mothers cared children did not influence understanding of children’s mind.
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