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| Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2002): |
Children's internal representations, empathy, and fantasy play: a validity study of the SCORS-Q.
Full Abstract
The authors investigated relationships among internal representations, empathy, and affective and cognitive processes in fantasy play to test the validity of the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale Q-Sort (SCORS-Q; D. Westen, 1995) with children. Eighty-six 8-10-year-olds were administered 8 Thematic Apperception Test cards, a standardized play task, and a self-report empathy measure. Teachers rated children's empathy and helpfulness. As predicted, internal representations were related to empathy, helpfulness, and quality of fantasy play. Developmental differences on the SCORS-Q were consistent with object relations theory and with results from the original SCORS. The findings support the value of internal representations as a means of understanding children's interpersonal functioning and contribute to the validity of the SCORS-Q for use with children.
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Author information
Author/s: Niec, Larissa N (LN); Russ, Sandra W (SW);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA. larissa.n.niec(-atsign-)cmich.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Psychological assessment (Psychol Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 14 (issue 3) : pp 331-8
Dates: Created 2002/09/06; Completed 2002/10/21; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12214439, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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