SES variations in the mental state vocabulary used and heard by young children in family interactions

Abstract

This presentation aims to analyse SES variations in the mental-state language used and heard by young children in family interactions at home. Previous research has shown that the caregiver´s amount, diversity and discursive use of mental-state language can give way to children´s individual differences in ToM abilities (De Rosnay & Hughes, 2006; Howard, Mayeux & Naigles, 2008). Most of the previous studies have been carried out with middle-income populations. The present study is designed to address differences in the vocabulary that refers to emotions, desires and cognitive states and events that(de la idea de la violencia de g and cognitive states, and events earch ientea sociedad. ural, y de la idea de la violencia de g a) is used by 4 yearold Argentine children from middle income and urban-marginalized populations and b) is contained in the input they receive in everyday situations in their homes.