母亲教养方式与儿童心理理论发展的关系

Mothers' Parenting Style and the Development of Children's Theory of Mind

目的:考查母亲教养方式与儿童心理理论发展的关系。方法:53位儿童和他们的母亲参加了实验。儿童完成4个心理理论任务,母亲填写父母教养方式问卷,他们一起参加亲子互动游戏。亲子互动游戏被拍摄并编码。结果:母亲教养方式问卷的结果表明,母亲的严厉惩罚和儿童心理理论发展之间存在正相关(r=0·39,P<0·01);通过亲子互动游戏观察得到的结果表明,母亲的情感温暖理解和儿童心理理论发展之间存在正相关(r=0·40,P<0·01)。结论:母亲教养方式中的严厉惩罚和情感温暖理解与儿童心理理论的发展密切相关。

Objective： To explore the relationship between mothers＇parenting style and the development of ehildren＇s theory of mind. Methods： Fifty-three 3-5-year-olds children and their mothers were involved in this study. Children were asked to finish four TOM tasks and mothers to complete parenting style questionnaire separately. Children and their parents took part in the parent-child play together and their interactions were video-recorded. Results： mothers＇parenting style questionnaire indicated that children＇s TOM achievement was positively correlated to mothers＇ severe punishing after control of age （ r = 0. 39, P 〈 0.01 ）, whereas the result of observation showed a significantly posi-tive correlation between children＇s TOM achievement and mothers＇ warmth and understannding （ r = 0. 40, P 〈 0. 01） . Conclusion： Children＇s TOM achievement is significantly related to their mothers＇ severe punishing, warmth and understanding.