The Relationship between Theory of Mind and the Psychosocial Competence among Migrant Children in Urban Environments: The Role of Double Mediation

Abstract

Abstract: To explore the development of psychosocial competence of migrant children in urban environments, 2620 students at the compulsory education stage from cities of Fujian and Henan provinces were recruited as participants to reveal the mediation effect of their resilience and self-efficacy on the connection of their theory of mind and psychosocial competence. The results demonstrated that: 1) The psychosocial competence of migrant children in urban environments was significantly lower than those of urban children; also, the psychosocial competence of migrant children in urban environments varied with their grades, family structures or parenting styles. 2) The psychosocial competence was positively correlated with the theory of mind, resilience and self-efficacy. 3) The theory of mind had positive and direct effect on psychosocial competence; moreover, the relationship between the theory of mind and psychosocial competence was mediated by resilience and self-efficacy.

Key words: migrant children in urban environments, psychosocial competence, theory of mind, double mediation model

摘要： 以福建省和河南省部分城市2620名义务教育阶段的学生为被试，采用问卷调查法，探析城区流动儿童心理社会能力发展状况，揭示心理弹性和自我效能感在心理理论与心理社会能力关系中的中介作用。结果显示：（1）城区流动儿童的心理社会能力显著低于城市儿童，城区流动儿童的心理社会能力在不同年级、家庭结构和教养方式上也存在显著差异；（2）城区流动儿童的心理社会能力与心理理论、心理弹性和自我效能感存在显著的正相关；（3）心理理论对心理社会能力有正向直接预测作用，心理弹性和自我效能感在城区流动儿童心理理论与心理社会能力之间起中介作用。

关键词: 城区流动儿童, 心理社会能力, 心理理论, 双中介模型

CLC Number:

B844.1

ZENG Tiande, LI jie, CHEN Shunsen. The Relationship between Theory of Mind and the Psychosocial Competence among Migrant Children in Urban Environments: The Role of Double Mediation[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(6): 846-853.

曾天德, 李杰, 陈顺森. 心理理论对城区流动儿童心理社会能力的影响机制：双中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(6): 846-853.

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