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dc.contributor.advisorWaters, Gillian M.
dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Sally E.
dc.contributor.authorSireer, Nafeesa
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-07T15:21:18Z
dc.date.available2019-08-07T15:21:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/17195
dc.description.abstractTheory of mind (ToM) refers to a cognitive ability that enables one to attribute mental states (such as desires, emotions, beliefs) to self and others. In recent years researchers have identified cultural variations in the onset of ToM understanding in collectivist and individualist cultures. However, the findings of cross-cultural studies regarding these variations are inconsistent. The major aim of this innovative research was to investigate differences in the acquisition of ToM in children from a collectivist culture (Pakistan) and an individualist culture (UK). The second aim of the study was to assess the specific association between ToM and social competence in a culturally diverse sample. An additional aim of the study was to investigate the universality of various correlates of ToM such as executive functioning (EF), parenting styles, and maternal mental state talk. The findings of the studies demonstrated a significant delay in the acquisition of ToM in Pakistani children, when compared with Western children from individualist societies. These findings were corroborated by the results of novel cross-cultural study that compared the performance of White British, British Pakistani, and Pakistani children on a ToM scale. White British children outperformed both Pakistani and British Pakistani children on measures of ToM, EF, and social competence. The current findings also provide support for the association of mental state understanding with EF, social competence, parenting styles, and maternal mental state talk. These findings have important implications for the role of general (collectivist vs. individualist cultures) as well as specific cultural practices (such as parenting and education) in the acquisition of mental state understanding.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.eng
dc.subjectTheory of Mind (ToM)en_US
dc.subjectSocial competenceen_US
dc.subjectExecutive functioningen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectParentingen_US
dc.subjectPakistani childrenen_US
dc.subjectBritish Pakistani childrenen_US
dc.subjectCollectivist cultureen_US
dc.subjectIndividualist cultureen_US
dc.titleThe Development of Theory of Mind and Social Competence in Young Pakistani Childrenen_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_US
dc.date.awarded2017
refterms.dateFOA2019-08-07T15:21:18Z


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