Theory of mind and executive functioning in children

Scientific mapping and research trends using citation network analysis

Authors

  • Anyerson Stiths Gómez -Tabares Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
  • Daniel Alfredo Landinez-Martínez Universidad Católica Luis Amigó https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-5052

Keywords:

Teoría de la mente, función ejecutiva, autismo infantil, TDAH.

Abstract

Several studies have examined theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) in children. However, findings regarding the development and relationship between ToM and EF in children are inconclusive when considering variations in typical and impaired neurodevelopment. The aim of this study was to analyze the scientific production and empirical evidence on the relationship between ToM and EF performance in children and its incidence in neurotypical development, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. This was a bibliometric analysis based on graph theory. The document search was done in the Web of Science and bibliometrix, Sci2 Tool and Gephi were used for the different analyses. The findings indicate that children with ADHD present lower performance in inhibitory control tasks compared to typically developing children. Likewise, working memory and inhibitory control were reported to predict the performance of children with ADHD, ASD and TD in false belief tasks. However, children with ASD present a deficit in ToM task performance compared to the other groups. Finally, EF was found to correlate directly with ToM in typically developing children with different social characteristics (e.g. low socioeconomic status).  These findings are relevant because they help to better understand the cognitive-social and neuropsychological mechanisms linked to child neurodevelopment.

Author Biography

Anyerson Stiths Gómez -Tabares, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó

Psicólogo de la Universidad de Manizales.  Especialista en Adicciones de la Universidad Católica Luis Amigó. Magister en Filosofía de la Universidad de Caldas. Estudiante de los Doctorados en Filosofía en la Universidad de Antioquia y Psicología en la Universidad San Buenaventura. 

Investigador Asociados y docente de la Universidad Católica Luis Amigó. Perteneciente a los Grupos de investigación Neurociencias Básicas y Aplicadas(1) y Estudios de Fenómenos Psicosociales (2)

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Nota: Las referencias precedidas por un asterisco (*) son los estudios utilizados para la revisión sistemática y la tabla 5 de síntesis de estudios.

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