The information processing of mother's theory of mind: Do mothers understand their child's mind?

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380905
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Shizuoka Sangyo University (2014-2015); Osaka Shoin Women's University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Kikuno Haruo 静岡産業大学, 経営学部, 教授 (00149551)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 発達 / 母親 / 心の理論 / 養育態度 / 育児不安 / 推測 / 父親 / 気質

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Can mothers understand their child exactly? This study examined how the mechanism of mother’s theory of mind works and whether her mother’s theory of mind is influenced by child care uneasiness. The results of this study showed that the part of child’s face which mother understand to use varies according to child’s temperament. It also showed that mother’s processing is different from father’s one and is influenced by child care uneasiness, child care style and cognitive space.

Free Research Field

心理学