Deafness and Theory of Mind Performance: Associations among Filipino Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	de Gracia, Ma. Regina Laya; de Rosnay, Marc; Hawes, David; Perez, Maria Veronica Templo
Titel	Deafness and Theory of Mind Performance: Associations among Filipino Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognition and Development, 21 (2020) 3, S.326-347 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (de Gracia, Ma. Regina Laya)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-8372
DOI	10.1080/15248372.2020.1741364
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Deafness; Theory of Mind; Correlation; Children; Adolescents; Young Adults; Cognitive Development; Cultural Context; Parent Child Relationship; Urban Schools; Developmental Delays; Philippines (Manila); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Korrelation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Kognitive Entwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Australien
Abstract	The acquisition of theory of mind (ToM) -- the ability to attribute mental states to explain others' behaviors -- is a critical milestone in children's cognitive development. Previous research has established that deaf children experience significant delays in ToM compared to hearing children within the same culture. However, prior studies were restricted due to the reliance on work in deaf samples from Western cultures. Thus, to examine the pattern and rate of acquisition of ToM in a non-Western context, the present study compares the performance of deaf and hearing groups from the Philippines. This research reports on two studies (n = 209 and n = 42) that explore ToM performance among Filipino deaf and hearing individuals using a ToM scale. In study 1, deaf children aged 8 to 14 years demonstrated significant deficits in ToM relative to younger 3 to 7-year-olds and age-matched hearing controls. In study 2, a significantly greater proportion of deaf adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 22 years showed better ToM than the younger deaf group in study 1. Improved performance notwithstanding, the scores of the older deaf participants were still lower than those of the 8 to 14-year-old hearing children in study 1. Despite these delays, the pattern of ToM acquisition of both deaf and hearing Filipino groups mirrored that of Western cultures. Results are discussed in terms of the complex nature of communication within Filipino families and the limited access to conversations in families with deaf children. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01