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2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

Social-Cognitive Development in South Africa

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Social Psychology

Many South African communities continue to experience the legacy of Apartheid - poverty, violence and alcohol abuse are rife in many areas. Examination of development in domains such as social communication, empathy and perspective taking can afford us information about key social interactions and potential intervention targets.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Nadine LindingerChair
    University of Cape Town

Presentations

  1. Social Aspects of Language Development Subsequent to Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Conversational Turn-Taking Is Affected at 3 Years of Age in a Very Low SES Peri-Rural South African Sample.Gaironeesa Hendricks
  2. Lasting Impairments during Mentalizing Following Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Longitudinal Follow-up of South African Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Using the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task” Nadine Lindinger
  3. Early Developing Theory of Mind and Self-Regulation in the Drakenstein Cohort: Examining Differences across Very Low SES CommunitiesSusan Malcolm-Smith
  4. Aggressive Behaviour in South African Children and Young Adolescents: The Role of Empathy. Lea-Ann Pileggi