2023
Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition
Nijssens L, Luyten P, Malcorps S, Vliegen N, Mayes L. Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2023, 33: 1682-1693. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-023-02613-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToM acquisitionParental reflective functioningTrait-like featuresReflective capacitySocial cognitionMind acquisitionMind capacitiesReflective functioningParents' capacityChild's mindChildren's capacityCross-sectional relationshipPreschool childrenMothers' estimatesMultidimensional approachToMMindChildrenAcquisitionCognitionFunctioningRelationshipConceptualizationDegree of certainty
1996
Children's Developing Theory of Mind
Mayes L, Cohen D. Children's Developing Theory of Mind. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1996, 44: 117-142. PMID: 8717481, DOI: 10.1177/000306519604400106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental lifeTheory of mindUnderstanding of mindChildren's early developmentInternalized representationsChildren's capacityMental statesDevelopmental contextOwn thoughtsPsychic realityPsychoanalytic notionsInformed observationPsychoanalytic workAnalytic hourEarly interactionsMindAnalytic understandingChildrenEarly developmentResearch perspectivesYears of ageSelfParentsThoughtLanguage