Infant shy temperament predicts preschoolers Theory of Mind

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-75

  Mink, Daniela ^a   Henning, Anne ^a   Aschersleben, Gisa ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early Theory of Mind abilities; Emotional reactivity; Infant temperament; Language

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EARLY THEORY OF MIND ABILITIES; EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY; INFANT TEMPERAMENT; LANGUAGE;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SHYNESS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84892890166     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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