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- Title
Why We Think We Can't Dance: Theory of Mind and Children's Desire to Perform.
- Authors
Chaplin, Lan Nguyen; Norton, Michael I.
- Abstract
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 fifty-nine middle-class children from diverse backgrounds in a Northeastern U.S. metropolitan area completed the study in 2011. The development of ToM is associated with decreases in self-esteem, which in turn predicts decreases in children's willingness to perform. This shift away from performance begins at age 4 (when ToM begins to develop), years before children enter puberty.
- Subjects
PHILOSOPHY of mind in children; PERFORMING arts -- Psychological aspects; SELF-esteem in children; PRESCHOOL children; SCHOOL children; CHILD psychology research; CHILD development research; AGE differences; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; COGNITIVE development; SOCIAL development
- Publication
Child Development, 2015, Vol 86, Issue 2, p651
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.12314