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Chaplin, Lan Nguyen; Norton, Michael I. – Child Development, 2015
Theory of mind (ToM) allows children to achieve success in the social world by understanding others' minds. A study with 3- to 12-year-olds, however, demonstrates that gains in ToM are linked to decreases in children's desire to engage in performative behaviors associated with health and well-being, such as singing and dancing. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Self Esteem, Predictor Variables, Performance Factors
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Metzger, Aaron; Smetana, Judith G. – Child Development, 2009
Judgments and justifications for different forms of civic involvement and their associations with organized and civic behavior were examined in 312 middle-class primarily White adolescents (M = 17.01 years). Adolescents applied moral, conventional, and personal criteria to distinguish involvement in community service, standard political, social…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Citizen Participation, Adolescents, Organizations (Groups)