Dominic Abrams
Children's judgments of disloyal and immoral peer behavior: Subjective group dynamics in minimal intergroup contexts
Abrams, Dominic; Rutland, Adam; Ferrell, Jennifer M.; Pelletier, Joseph
Authors
Adam Rutland
Jennie Ferrell Jennie.Ferrell@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Director (Psychology)
Joseph Pelletier
Abstract
The developmental model of subjective group dynamics hypothesizes that peer exclusion during middle childhood involves inferences about group dynamics. To test the generality of this prediction, children judged, within minimal groups, peers whose behavior was loyal versus disloyal (Study 1: n = 46, mean age = 113 months) or morally acceptable versus unacceptable (Study 2: n = 121, mean age = 90 months). As hypothesized, in Study 1, children used their understanding of loyalty norms as a basis for evaluating peers. In both studies, higher commitment to the in-group increased use of group-based criteria for judging peers. In Study 2, children employed moral- and group-based criteria independently for judging peers. Multiple classification skill was associated with lower intergroup bias and greater use of morality-based judgment. © 2008, Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. All rights reserved.
Citation
Abrams, D., Rutland, A., Ferrell, J. M., & Pelletier, J. (2008). Children's judgments of disloyal and immoral peer behavior: Subjective group dynamics in minimal intergroup contexts. Child Development, 79(2), 444-461. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01135.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 1, 2008 |
Journal | Child Development |
Print ISSN | 0009-3920 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-8624 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 79 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 444-461 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01135.x |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1016461 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01135.x |
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