Young children's sensitivity to criticism: The effects of cognitive development and the environment

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24830090
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Meiji Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: MIZOKAWA Ai 明治学院大学, 心理学部, 助教 (50633492)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 批判的評価 / 心の理論 / 養育環境 / 情動表出 / 発達観 / 目標志向性 / 幼児期

Research Abstract

This study investigated sensitivity to teacher criticism among Japanese 5- and 6-year-olds from the perspective of cognitive development and the environment. The findings of two experiments revealed: (1) age differences in children's sensitivity to criticism, theory of mind, and goal orientation, and (2) relationships between maternal emotional expressivity and children's response to teacher criticism.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Lost in translation? Comparing British, Japanese and Italian children's theory-of-mind performance (2014)
  • Author(s): Hughes, C., Devine, R.T., Ensor, R., Koyasu, M., Mizokawa, A., & Lecce, S
  • Journal Title: Child Development Research Pages: 1-10
• [Journal Article] Young children's moral judgments about pretend crying : Associations with mental-state understanding (2013)
  • Author(s): Mizokawa, A. & Koyasu, M
  • Journal Title: Psychologia Volume: 56 Pages: 223-236
• [Journal Article] Relationships between maternal emotional expressiveness and children's sensitivity to teacher criticism (2013)
  • Author(s): Mizokawa, A
  • Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychology Volume: 4:807 Pages: 1-7
• [Journal Article] 「心の理論」と感情理解―子どものコミュニケーションを支える心の発達(特集)いま、あらためて『心の理論』を学ぶ (2013)
  • Author(s): 溝川藍
  • Journal Title: 季刊発達(ミネルヴァ書房) Volume: 135.7号 Pages: 48-53
• [Presentation] 幼児期における教師からの評価に対する反応と母親の情動表出スタイルの関連 (2014)
  • Author(s): 溝川藍
  • Organizer: 日本発達心理学会第25回大会発表論文集, 322
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-03-21
• [Presentation] Theory of mind, confidence in school activities, and sensitivity to teacher and peer criticism in Japanese children (2013)
  • Author(s): Mizokawa, A
  • Organizer: Paper presented at the 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Lausanne, Switzerland(発表日:20130905)
  • Year and Date: 20130903-07
• [Presentation] Japanese children's sensitivity to teacher vs (2013)
  • Author(s): Mizokawa, A
  • Organizer: peer criticism. Paper presented at the 15th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
  • Place of Presentation: Munich, Germany(発表日:20130827)
  • Year and Date: 20130827-31
• [Presentation] 幼児期における批判的評価に対する反応と心の理論 (2013)
  • Author(s): 溝川藍
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第77回大会発表論文集, 1038
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道医療大学,札幌コンベンションセンター
  • Year and Date: 2013-09-20
• [Presentation] 幼児期における他者からの批判的評価に対する反応–批判者の属性の影響 (2012)
  • Author(s): 溝川藍
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第76回大会発表論文集, 923
  • Place of Presentation: 専修大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-12
• [Book] 幼児期・児童期の感情表出の調整と他者の心の理解 (2013)
  • Author(s): 溝川藍
  • Total Pages: 205
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版(ISBN978-4-7795-0689-5)