EF and ToM each show substantial longitudinal stability from 3 to 5 years¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2019: baselines and conditions change
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q3 i? After controls, each construct was substantially stable across consecutive ages in the latent variable model. → Marcovitch S. 2014
Evidence¶
Marcovitch S. 2014¶
Marcovitch S., O'Brien M., Calkins S. D., Leerkes E. M., Weaver J. M., Levine D. W. (2014). A Longitudinal Assessment of the Relation between Executive Function and Theory of Mind at 3, 4, and 5 Years. Cognitive Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2014.07.001
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Latent variable model of the three-wave sample; the abstract states "there was substantial stability within each construct as children aged" after controlling for sex, income-to-needs, and receptive language. No effect size printed.
"Finally, as can be seen clearly in Figure 1, EF, ToM, and PPVT all maintained stability from one time point to the next."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The developmental precedence of EF over ToM persists from 4 to 5 years of age — related
- A combined EF/ToM one-factor model fits the data poorly, supporting construct dissociation — related
- Earlier theory of mind does not uniquely predict later executive function at either transition — related
- EC factor loadings on executive tasks strengthen and stabilize across the preschool period — related
- Family income-to-needs at age 3 predicts both EF and ToM through age 5 — related
- Executive function at age 3 predicts theory of mind at age 4, controlling for gender, income-to-needs, and receptive language — related
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claim |
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ef-tom-longitudinal-stability |
title |
EF and ToM each show substantial longitudinal stability from 3 to 5 years |
description |
EF and ToM each show substantial longitudinal stability from 3 to 5 years |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2014 |
recheck_by |
2019 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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1 — marcovitch-s-2014 |
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