Maternal belief in a just world and moral commentary during picture book reading in infancy
Asuka Kurihara
ObjectiveThis study examined whether caregivers’ picture book reading styles involving moral narratives are associated with the strength of their belief in a just world.MethodsWe 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 belief