The relations between maternal mental state talk and preschoolers’ behavioral adaptation and school readiness: moderation by emotion situation knowledge

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela W. Garner ◽  
Tamera Toney
Keyword(s):  
School Readiness ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Behavioral Adaptation ◽  
Mental State Talk

How to Foster Toddlers' Mental-State Talk, Emotion Understanding, and Prosocial Behavior: A Conversation-Based Intervention at Nursery School

Infancy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Grazzani ◽  
Veronica Ornaghi ◽  
Alessia Agliati ◽  
Elisa Brazzelli
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
Mental State Talk

scholarly journals Maternal and Paternal Mental-state Talk and Executive Function in Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Baptista ◽  
Ana Osório ◽  
Eva Costa Martins ◽  
Paula Castiajo ◽  
Ana Luísa Barreto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mental State Talk

scholarly journals Mental State Talk Structure in Children’s Narratives: A Cluster Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Pinto ◽  
Caterina Primi ◽  
Christian Tarchi ◽  
Lucia Bigozzi
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Oral Narratives ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
School Year ◽  
Children's Narratives ◽  
Mental State Talk

This study analysed children’s Theory of Mind (ToM) as assessed by mental state talk in oral narratives. We hypothesized that the children’s mental state talk in narratives has an underlying structure, with specific terms organized in clusters. Ninety-eight children attending the last year of kindergarten were asked to tell a story twice, at the beginning and at the end of the school year. Mental state talk was analysed by identifying terms and expressions referring to perceptual, physiological, emotional, willingness, cognitive, moral, and sociorelational states. The cluster analysis showed that children’s mental state talk is organized in two main clusters: perceptual states and affective states. Results from the study confirm the feasibility of narratives as an outlet to inquire mental state talk and offer a more fine-grained analysis of mental state talk structure.

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