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This is a Longitudinal Analysis study.

September 14, 2025

Chinese Children's Imaginary Companions and Theory of Mind: A Longitudinal Analysis.

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QLQiyi LinHuaiyin Normal University YLY.X. LengHuazhong University of Science and Technology NZNan ZhouChinese Academy of Sciences

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Longitudinal analysis reveals imaginary companions positively affect theory of mind in children, suggesting new avenues for exploring early childhood play.

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Imaginary companions positively influence theory of mind development in preschool children over 13 months.
Path analysis indicated a significant effect of imaginary companions on theory of mind, but not vice versa.
Child-IC relationship quality did not causally relate to theory of mind scores in children with imaginary companions.
Higher receptive vocabulary scores were linked to egalitarian relationships with imaginary companions in children.

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Lin et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c6df7533b72be0b5e43e61 https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70109

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Longitudinal analysis reveals imaginary companions positively affect theory of mind in children, suggesting new avenues for exploring early childhood play.

Chinese Children's Imaginary Companions and Theory of Mind: A Longitudinal Analysis.

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Chinese Children's Imaginary Companions and Theory of Mind: A Longitudinal Analysis.

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