a systematic review of the evidence for impaired cognitive theory of mind in maltreated children
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Compared to the large number of studies exploring difficulties in emotion recognition in maltreated children, few (N=12) have explored the cognitive aspect of theory of mind, i.e., the ability to understand others’ thoughts and intentions. A systematic review of these studies shows inconsistent results regarding cognitive theory of mind tasks. Youths with a history of maltreatment are more likely to fail at false belief tasks (N=2). However, results are less conclusive regarding other tasks (perspective-taking tasks, N=4; and hostile attribution tasks, N=7). Additionally, only one study controlled for potential psychopathology. Measures of psychopathology and other cognitive abilities, in addition to theory of mind, are required to establish a specific association between maltreatment and the cognitive dimension of theory of mind.
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| Authors | ;Xavier eBenarous;Jean-Marc eGuilé;Angèle eConsoli;David eCohen;David eCohen |
| Journal | journal of experimental psychology general |
| Year | 2015 |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00108 |
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