Research, Social cognition, Theory of Mind
Friendships are important in life. In a recent study in elementary school, we found that children’s feelings of loneliness are related to some, but not all aspects of their social…
Research, Scientific reasoning
Already 6-year-olds show basic abilities in scientific reasoning! Our recent study also reveals substantial individual differences in kindergarten: While some children are very skilful in scientific reasoning, others still find…
Koerber, S., & Osterhaus, C. (2020). Some but not all aspects of (advanced) Theory of Mind predict loneliness. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 38, 144–148. doi:10.1111/bjdp.12302 Children’s (advanced) theory of mind (AToM) has been…