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2024

Book Chapter

Automatic Imitation in Infants and Children

Farwaha, Sumeet and Slaughter, Virginia (2024). Automatic Imitation in Infants and Children. Automatic Imitation. (pp. 177-198) Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-62634-0_9

Automatic Imitation in Infants and Children

2024

Journal Article

Parents' mental state language and child gender: A scoping review of developmental evidence

Farrell, Callyn, Sanderson, Ellen, Mulvihill, Aisling, Thai, Michael and Slaughter, Virginia (2024). Parents' mental state language and child gender: A scoping review of developmental evidence. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12502

Parents' mental state language and child gender: A scoping review of developmental evidence

2024

Journal Article

From a crisis management tool to proactive death education in Swedish preschools

Puskas, Tunde, Andersson, Anita and Slaughter, Virginia (2024). From a crisis management tool to proactive death education in Swedish preschools. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. doi: 10.1177/14639491241246121

From a crisis management tool to proactive death education in Swedish preschools

2024

Journal Article

Are autistic children with theory of mind delays unexpectedly competent at moral reasoning?

Peterson, Candida C. and Slaughter, Virginia (2024). Are autistic children with theory of mind delays unexpectedly competent at moral reasoning?. International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 72 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/1034912X.2023.2295916

Are autistic children with theory of mind delays unexpectedly competent at moral reasoning?

2023

Journal Article

Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for autistic and neurotypical children

Farrell, Callyn, Slaughter, Virginia, McAuliffe, Tomomi and Mulvihill, Aisling (2023). Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for autistic and neurotypical children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54 (11), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-06142-z

Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for autistic and neurotypical children

2023

Journal Article

The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: a scoping review

Cuskelly, Monica, Gilmore, Linda, Rayner, Christopher, Girkin, Fiona, Mulvihill, Aisling and Slaughter, Virginia (2023). The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: a scoping review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 140 104574, 104574. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104574

The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: a scoping review

2023

Journal Article

Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 232 105673, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105673

Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots

2023

Journal Article

How we talk to kids: adults prefer different forms of language for children based on gender expression

Farrell, Callyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Thai, Michael and Mulvihill, Aisling (2023). How we talk to kids: adults prefer different forms of language for children based on gender expression. Sex Roles, 89 (3-4), 119-134. doi: 10.1007/s11199-023-01393-7

How we talk to kids: adults prefer different forms of language for children based on gender expression

2023

Journal Article

Living in heaven and buried in the earth? Teaching young children about death

Puskás, Tünde, Andersson, Anita, Jeppsson, Fredrik and Slaughter, Virginia (2023). Living in heaven and buried in the earth? Teaching young children about death. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31 (6), 900-14. doi: 10.1080/1350293X.2023.2221002

Living in heaven and buried in the earth? Teaching young children about death

2023

Journal Article

Early childhood educators' mental state language and children's theory of mind in the preschool setting

Mulvihill, Aisling, Armstrong, Rebecca, Casey, Charlotte, Redshaw, Jonathan, Scarinci, Nerina and Slaughter, Virginia (2023). Early childhood educators' mental state language and children's theory of mind in the preschool setting. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 41 (3), 227-245. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12449

Early childhood educators' mental state language and children's theory of mind in the preschool setting

2023

Journal Article

Not just quantity but also quality of language: cross-cultural comparisons of maternal mental state talk in New Zealand, Australia, and China

Kong, Qiuyi, Mulvihill, Aisling, Slaughter, Virginia, Fraser, Harry, Cavanagh-Welch, Bailey, Elwina, Felicia Crysta, Kang, Jie and Ruffman, Ted (2023). Not just quantity but also quality of language: cross-cultural comparisons of maternal mental state talk in New Zealand, Australia, and China. PLOS ONE, 18 (3) e0282480, e0282480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282480

Not just quantity but also quality of language: cross-cultural comparisons of maternal mental state talk in New Zealand, Australia, and China

2023

Journal Article

Mindreading across cultural boundaries

Kim, Lee Rae, Jetten, Jolanda, Pekerti, Andre and Slaughter, Virginia (2023). Mindreading across cultural boundaries. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 93 101775, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101775

Mindreading across cultural boundaries

2022

Journal Article

A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders

Imuta, Kana, Song, Sumin, Henry, Julie D., Ruffman, Ted, Peterson, Candida and Slaughter, Virginia (2022). A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders. Psychological Bulletin, 148 (3-4), 199-226. doi: 10.1037/bul0000364

A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders

2021

Journal Article

Screen time in the coronavirus 2019 era: international trends of increasing use among 3- to 7-year-old children

Ribner, Andrew D., Coulanges, Linsah, Friedman, Samantha, Libertus, Melissa E., Hughes, Claire, Foley, Sarah, Devine, Rory, Fink, Elian, Selby, Amy, Brocki, Karin, Frick, Matilda, Badinlou, Farzaneh, Feng, Xin, Chan, Meingold, Slaughter, Virginia, Clark, Sally, Su, Yanjie, Wan, Shan, Lecce, Serena, Basile, Chiara, Elliott, Leanne and Silver, Alex (2021). Screen time in the coronavirus 2019 era: international trends of increasing use among 3- to 7-year-old children. Journal of Pediatrics, 239, 59-66.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.068

Screen time in the coronavirus 2019 era: international trends of increasing use among 3- to 7-year-old children

2021

Journal Article

The early ontogeny of infants’ imitation of on screen humans and robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Redshaw, Jonathan, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The early ontogeny of infants’ imitation of on screen humans and robots. Infant Behavior and Development, 64 101614, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101614

The early ontogeny of infants’ imitation of on screen humans and robots

2021

Journal Article

Theory of Mind (ToM) Development in Thai Deaf Children

Siriattakul, Parinya, Suttiwan, Panrapee, Slaughter, Virginia and Peterson, Candida C. (2021). Theory of Mind (ToM) Development in Thai Deaf Children. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 26 (2), 241-250. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enaa036

Theory of Mind (ToM) Development in Thai Deaf Children

2021

Journal Article

Do newborns have the ability to imitate?

Slaughter, Virginia (2021). Do newborns have the ability to imitate?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25 (5), 377-387. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.02.006

Do newborns have the ability to imitate?

2021

Journal Article

Can a robot teach me that? Children's ability to imitate robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet, Owen, Kathryn, Chiba, Andrea A., Forster, Deborah, Malmir, Mohsen and Nielsen, Mark (2021). Can a robot teach me that? Children's ability to imitate robots. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 203 105040, 105040. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.105040

Can a robot teach me that? Children's ability to imitate robots

2021

Journal Article

Does neonatal imitation exist? Insights from a meta-analysis of 336 effect sizes

Davis, Jacqueline, Redshaw, Jonathan, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Oostenbroek, Janine and Slaughter, Virginia (2021). Does neonatal imitation exist? Insights from a meta-analysis of 336 effect sizes. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16 (6), 1745691620959834-1397. doi: 10.1177/1745691620959834

Does neonatal imitation exist? Insights from a meta-analysis of 336 effect sizes

2020

Journal Article

Preschool children overimitate robots, but do so less than they overimitate humans

Sommer, Kristyn, Davidson, Rebecca, Armitage, Kristy L., Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2020). Preschool children overimitate robots, but do so less than they overimitate humans. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 191 104702, 104702. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104702

Preschool children overimitate robots, but do so less than they overimitate humans