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Maternal belief in a just world and moral commentary during picture book reading in infancy
Takeshi Kishimoto1, Asuka Kurihara1
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, University of the Sacred Heart, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Objective:
This study examined whether caregivers' picture book reading styles involving moral narratives are associated with the strength of their belief in a just world.
Methods:
We investigated the relationship between caregivers' just-world belief scores and the number of belief-related utterances produced beyond the picture book text. We observed picture book reading sessions involving 24 infants or toddlers and their mothers, extracted maternal off-text commentaries reflecting just-world beliefs, and examined their association with mothers' belief strength.
Results:
The number of maternal narrative additions related to belief in a just world was significantly and positively correlated with belief in ultimate justice.
Conclusion:
The finding suggest that mothers with stronger belief in ultimate justice tend to emphasize just-world themes during picture book reading.
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