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Table 4 Summary of significant associations between Theory of Mind (ToM) and MST

From: The longitudinal relations between mental state talk and theory of mind

 

ToM

Level (at 4 years of age)

Change (from 3–5 years of age)

MST type

Absolute frequency

 

Cognition at 2 y. (+)

Proportion

Cognition words at 2 y. (-)

&

Cognition words at 3 y. (+)

&

Desire words at age 3 y. (-)

 

Vocabulary size

 

Emotion words at 3 y. (+)

  1. MST Mental state talk, Level Variable latent intercept (or individual ToM ability at 4 years of age), Change Variable latent slope (or change in ToM from 3–5 years of age), y. Years old, & Separating significant findings at the same measurement year, (+) Positive relation, (–) Negative relation
  2. * = p < .05; ** = p < .01
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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