Assessing metarepresentational abilities in adolescence: an exploratory study on relationships between definitional competence and theory of mind.

Introduction: Several developmental changes occur in adolescence, particularly in the metarepresentational domain, which allows and promotes adaptive sociality. We explored the possible relationships between theory of mind (ToM) and definitional competence, both metarepresentational, beyond age and gender effects.

Methods: To reach our goals, we involved 75 adolescents (age range 14-19 years, = 15.

Corrigendum: Children's representations of the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic through drawings.

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Children's representations of the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic through drawings.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to face it have placed children and their caregivers in front of many challenges that could represent sources of stress. This work aims to explore the point of view of children through drawing, as a spontaneous means of expression, relating it to parents' perceptions of children's difficulties, strengths, and mentalization skills. The sample consists of 18 children (mean age = 8.