本研究以90名3~5岁儿童为被试,考察儿童的攻击—破坏行为、心理理论和气质之间的关系。结果表明,儿童的攻击—破坏行为与心理理论的错误信念理解存在显著正相关,与气质的情绪性和活动性显著正相关,与社会抑制性存在显著负相关。儿童的错误信念理解对攻击—破坏行为的预测作用部分可以由气质特征解释。心理理论发展和气质存在一定联系。
The purpose of this study was to investigate how preschoolers' temperament characteristics and the theory of mind can predict their aggressive and destructive behaviors.Ninety children aged 3~5 were measured with theory of mind,aggressive and destructive behavior and temperament.The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between preschoolers' aggressive and destructive behavior and false belief understanding,while a significant correlation among the dimensions of emotionality,activity and social inhibition of temperament.Furthermore,the prediction of preschoolers' false belief understanding to aggressive and destructive behavior can be explained by temperament characteristics.There are some links between theory of mind and temperament.