文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：A Cross-Cultural Study of Theory of Mind Using Strange Stories in School-Aged Children from Australia and Mainland China

作者：Wang, Si[1];Andrews, Glenda[1];Pendergast, Donna[1];Neumann, David[1];Chen, Yulu[2];Shum, David H. K.[1,3]

第一作者：Wang, Si

通讯作者：Neumann, D[1]

机构：[1]Griffith Univ, Nathan, Qld, Australia;[2]Beijing Union Univ, Teachers Coll, Beijing, Peoples R China;[3]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

第一机构：Griffith Univ, Nathan, Qld, Australia

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Fac Hlth & Social Sci, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.

年份：2022

卷号：23

期号：1

起止页码：40-63

外文期刊名：JOURNAL OF COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85114651787);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000695614500001)】；

基金：This research was supported by a Griffith University Postgraduate Scholarship.

语种：英文

摘要：To date, cross-cultural studies on Theory of Mind (ToM) have predominantly focused on preschoolers. This study focuses on middle childhood, comparing two samples of mainland Chinese (n = 126) and Australian (n = 83) children aged between 5.5 and 12 years. Strange Stories, the most commonly used measure of ToM, was employed. The study aimed to examine the one- versus two-factor structure and measurement invariance of Strange Stories across two cultures; use the verified invariant model of Strange Stories to compare children's cognitive and affective ToM across two cultures; and finally, to investigate correlates of individual differences on Strange Stories cross-culturally. Multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis revealed the measurement invariance of a two-factor model of Strange Stories (cognitive and affective) in both groups. Chinese children performed comparably to Australian children on cognitive ToM stories, but more poorly than Australian children on affective ToM stories. There were cultural differences in the correlates of ToM. The number of older siblings was a positive predictor of cognitive ToM for Chinese children, but a negative predictor of cognitive ToM for Australian children. The findings confirm that Strange Stories is a reliable measure for evaluating ToM in school-aged children from mainland China and Australia and highlight the importance of considering both cognitive and affective aspects of ToM in cross-cultural comparison.