Call for Non‐Verbal Mind‐Mindedness Measures for Use in Infancy and Across Cultures
Child Development Perspectives,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
ABSTRACT
Maternal
mind‐mindedness,
which
examines
mothers'
representational
capacity
to
treat
their
children
as
individuals
with
own
minds,
has
traditionally
been
operationalized
by
coding
mental
state
comments
or
about
children.
Mind‐mindedness
studied
predominantly
in
Western
cultures,
where
it
predicts
children's
social‐cognitive
developments.
However,
many
non‐Western
mothers
do
not
readily
talk
states;
they
may
use
nonverbal
behaviors
manifest
mind‐mindedness.
Nonverbal
also
be
the
way
mind‐mindedness
is
conveyed
young
infants.
Theorists
have
puzzled
fact
that
speech
prior
when
infants
understand
language
infants'
later
In
this
article,
I
call
for
measures
include
behaviors.
Such
reveal
involved
communicating
and
provide
an
avenue
equitable
investigations
of
diverse
thus
advancing
theory
scope
field.
Language: Английский
Evidence of Cross‐Cultural Differences in Maternal Mind‐Mindedness
Infancy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
30(3)
Published: April 26, 2025
ABSTRACT
Cross‐cultural
research
on
maternal
mind‐mindedness‐
the
proclivity
to
view
child
as
a
mental
agent‐can
enhance
our
understanding
of
caregiving
determinants
and
children's
social‐cognitive
variations
across
cultures.
However,
cross‐cultural
studies
mind‐mindedness
remain
limited.
To
address
this
gap,
we
examined
mothers'
use
appropriate
(AMRCs)
non‐attuned
(NAMRCs)
mind‐related
comments
in
Italy
(
N
=
88),
Germany
64),
Netherlands
97)
with
their
12‐month‐old
infants
249;
133
girls
116
boys).
Cluster
analysis
revealed
three
profiles:
low
both
AMRCs
NAMRCs,
high
NAMRCs.
Almost
half
German
mothers
belonged
first
profile,
most
Italian
second,
Dutch
were
equally
distributed
three.
These
findings
highlight,
for
time,
cultural
influences
within
Western
countries
emphasize
need
move
beyond
simplistic
West‐East
comparison,
recognizing
that
differences
can
be
observed
even
similar
contexts,
call
culturally
sensitive
psychoeducational
interventions
caregivers'
mentalizing
skills.
Language: Английский
Inter-relations between mind-mindedness, maternal communicative style in the context of attachment distress, and infant–mother attachment security
International Journal of Behavioral Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 26, 2024
The
quality
of
the
maternal
communication
plays
a
critical
role
in
development
secure
infant–caregiver
attachment.
This
relationship
may
be
mediated
by
caregivers’
capacity
to
recognize
and
appropriately
respond
child’s
mental
states
(i.e.,
mind-mindedness).
To
specifically
explore
mind-mindedness
between
communicative
style
attachment,
associations
attachment
patterns
were
assessed
88
infant–mother
dyads
using
as
mediator.
Communicative
evaluated
during
reunion
episodes
strange
situation
procedure.
was
Coding
System
for
analysis
Caregivers’
Communication
Style
scale,
which
produced
three
distinct
patterns:
Misleading
Communication,
Denial
Affective
Support.
Attachment
classified
standard
procedure
insecure-avoidant,
secure,
insecure-ambivalent.
Mind-mindedness,
free
play,
mothers’
use
appropriate
versus
non-attuned
mind-related
comments.
results
support
significant
mediation
mind-minded
comments
affective
supportive
both
insecure-avoidant
patterns,
strengthening
mitigating
direct
relationships,
respectively.
No
mediating
found
insecure-ambivalent
These
findings
help
clarify
relation
outline
certain
behavioral
consistency
responses
their
child
across
different
observational
contexts.
Language: Английский