Evidence of Cross‐Cultural Differences in Maternal Mind‐Mindedness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16782890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabiola Silletti (0000-0002-9714-4849, University of Bari Aldo Moro), Gabrielle Coppola (0000-0003-0147-6142, University of Bari Aldo Moro, corresponding author), Cristina Colonnesi (0000-0002-5740-7827, University of Amsterdam), Maria Licata‐Dandel (0000-0002-5778-9415, Kliniken des Bezirks Oberbayern), Tiziana Aureli (0000-0002-8584-0230, University of Chieti-Pescara), Beate Sodian (0000-0003-1844-5908, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e70021-e70021 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infancy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/infa.70021 |
| PMID | 40286314 |
| OpenAlex | W4409838673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 57 |
Cross‐cultural research on maternal mind‐mindedness‐ the proclivity to view the child as a mental agent‐can enhance our understanding of caregiving determinants and children's social‐cognitive variations across cultures. However, cross‐cultural studies on mind‐mindedness remain limited. To address this gap, we examined mothers' use of appropriate (AMRCs) and non‐attuned (NAMRCs) mind‐related comments in Italy ( N = 88), Germany ( N = 64), and the Netherlands ( N = 97) with their 12‐month‐old infants ( N = 249; 133 girls and 116 boys). Cluster analysis revealed three maternal profiles: low use of both AMRCs and NAMRCs, high use of both AMRCs and NAMRCs, and high AMRCs with low NAMRCs. Almost half of the German mothers belonged to the first profile, most Italian mothers to the second, and Dutch mothers were equally distributed across the three. These findings highlight, for the first time, cultural influences on maternal mind‐mindedness within Western countries and emphasize the need to move beyond a simplistic West‐East comparison, recognizing that cultural differences can be observed even within similar contexts, and call for culturally sensitive psychoeducational interventions to enhance caregivers' mentalizing skills
Cognition · Cross-cultural · Cross-cultural studies · Developmental psychology · German · Linguistics · Mentalization · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Theory of mind · Anthropology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |