Emotion understanding in preschool children: The role of executive functions

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dc.contributor.authorMartins E.C.
dc.contributor.authorOsorio A.
dc.contributor.authorVerissimo M.
dc.contributor.authorMartins C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T00:55:41Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T00:55:41Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstract© International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development.This investigation was aimed at studying the relations between executive functions (EFs) and categorical emotion understanding while controlling for preschoolers' IQ, language ability and theory of mind (ToM). Specifically, we wanted to analyse the association between emotion understanding and set shifting, due to the lack of studies with this EF. Data of 75 children aged 41/2; years (52% boys) was collected in two laboratory visits. Emotion understanding was assessed using the Emotion Recognition Questionnaire, inhibitory control using the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task and set shifting using a version of the Dimensional Change Card Sort task. IQ was evaluated using the WPPSI-R, language using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised; and ToM using six standardized tasks. Set shifting, but not inhibitory control, predicted emotion understanding, over and above mothers' age, and children's IQ, language ability, and ToM. Mothers' age and children's language ability were also significant predictors in the final regression model. Results suggest that the capacity to shift mental sets is linked with inter-individual differences in children's understanding of situational causes of emotion. Therefore studying EFs as correlates of emotion understanding is an important focus of future research.
dc.description.firstpage1
dc.description.issuenumber1
dc.description.lastpage10
dc.description.volume40
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0165025414556096
dc.identifier.issn1464-0651
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/36113
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Behavioral Development
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subject.otherlanguageemotion understanding
dc.subject.otherlanguageexecutive functions
dc.subject.otherlanguageinhibitory control
dc.subject.otherlanguageIQ
dc.subject.otherlanguagelanguage
dc.subject.otherlanguagepreschool
dc.subject.otherlanguageset shifting
dc.subject.otherlanguageToM
dc.titleEmotion understanding in preschool children: The role of executive functions
dc.typeArtigo
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