Existing literature indicates that bilingualism positively influences the development and processing of theory of mind across different age groups. Navigating diverse sociolinguistic environments helps enhance children's and adults' understanding of mental states.
Papers [1] and [7] explicitly discuss or review evidence showing that bilingualism enhances theory of mind development or processing. The remaining retrieved papers focus on unrelated topics such as executive function debates without theory of mind measures, neurogenic disorders, COVID-19 neurological effects, or language assessment, leaving the supporting papers unchallenged by direct refutations on this specific claim.