Table 2 Mean, SD, range, of included variables
From: The longitudinal relations between mental state talk and theory of mind
 Measure | 2 years of age | 3 years of age | 4 years of age | 5 years of age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
Parental MST measures | ||||||||
 Abs. Cog. | 12.28 (8.67) | 0.00–36.00 | 18.49 (12.41) | 0.00–49.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Abs. Emo. | 4.05 (3.95) | 0.00–16.00 | 5.26 (3.62) | 0.00–14.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Abs. Des. | 3.78 (3.28) | 0.00–12.00 | 3.06 (2.59) | 0.00–11.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Prop. Cog. | 1.94 (1.23) | 0.00–5.46 | 2.88 (1.50) | 0.00–7.05 | – | – | – | – |
 Prop. Emo. | 0.69 (0.60) | 0.00–2.12 | 0.92 (0.62) | 0.00–2.34 | – | – | – | – |
 Prop. Des. | 0.58 (0.45) | 0.00–1.71 | 0.52 (0.42) | 0.00–1.63 | – | – | – | – |
 Voc. Cog. | 3.03 (1.54) | 0.00–7.00 | 3.44 (1.47) | 0.00–7.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Voc. Emo. | 2.09 (1.53) | 0.00–7.00 | 2.76 (1.66) | 0.00–7.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Voc. Des. | 1.19 (0.66) | 0.00–3.00 | 1.35 (0.94) | 0.00–4.00 | – | – | – | – |
Child measures | ||||||||
 ToM | – | – | 1.98 (0.62) | 0.00–3.00 | 2.78 (0.78) | 1.00–4.00 | 3.36 (0.70) | 2.00–4.00 |
 EF | 0.68 (0.47) | 0.00–1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Languagea | 2.15 (0.88) | 0.12–3.89 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Social factors | ||||||||
 SES | 5.54 (0.94) | 3.00–7.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Nr. Siblings | 0.71 (0.64) | 0.00–3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – |