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Lost in Translation? Comparing British, Japanese, and Italian Children’s Theory-of-Mind Performance
Joint Authors
Koyasu, Masuo
Devine, Rory T.
Hughes, Claire
Mizokawa, Ai
Ensor, Rosie
Lecce, Serena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Findings from cross-cultural theory-of-mind studies highlight potential measurement effects and both general (e.g., East-West) and specific (e.g., pedagogical experiences) cultural contrasts.
We compared theory-of-mind scores for children from UK and Italy (two Western countries that differ in age of school entry) and Japan (a Far-Eastern country in which children, like their Italian counterparts, start school later than British children).
Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to data from 268 age-gender- and verbal ability-matched 5- to 6-year olds.
Key findings were that (i) all 8 indicators loaded onto a single latent factor; and (ii) this latent factor explained significant variance in each group, with just one indicator showing differential item functioning.
Supporting the importance of pedagogical experiences, British children outperformed both their Italian and Japanese counterparts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hughes, Claire& Devine, Rory T.& Ensor, Rosie& Koyasu, Masuo& Mizokawa, Ai& Lecce, Serena. 2014. Lost in Translation? Comparing British, Japanese, and Italian Children’s Theory-of-Mind Performance. Child Development Research،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506023
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hughes, Claire…[et al.]. Lost in Translation? Comparing British, Japanese, and Italian Children’s Theory-of-Mind Performance. Child Development Research No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506023
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hughes, Claire& Devine, Rory T.& Ensor, Rosie& Koyasu, Masuo& Mizokawa, Ai& Lecce, Serena. Lost in Translation? Comparing British, Japanese, and Italian Children’s Theory-of-Mind Performance. Child Development Research. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506023
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506023