Effects of information about group members on young children's attitudes towards the in-group and out-group
Nesdale, Drew and Lawson, Michael J. and Durkin, Kevin and Duffy, Amanda (2010) Effects of information about group members on young children's attitudes towards the in-group and out-group. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 28 (2). pp. 467-482. ISSN 0261-510X
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Research shows that being a member of a group is sufficient to instigate more positive attitudes towards the in-group than an out-group in young children. The present study assessed whether children's intergroup attitudes during the middle childhood years are moderated by additional information about in-group and out-group members, as proposed by Aboud's (1988) socio-cognitive theory (ST). To a minimal group 6-, 8-, and 10-year-old children (N=159) were assigned, and received information, or no information, about the interests and activities of the in-group and out-group members. Results indicated that the in-group was always rated more positively than the out-group, and that the in-group's ratings were unaffected by either the in-group or out-group information. In contrast, out-group ratings were affected by out-group information, but only when there was no information available about the in-group. The implications of the findings for ST, and for social identity development theory, are discussed.
| Author(s): | Nesdale, Drew, Lawson, Michael J., Durkin, Kevin and Duffy, Amanda | Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 38572 |
| Keywords: | young children , childhood, social identity , development theory, Psychology, Developmental Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology |
| Subjects: | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Psychology |
| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date deposited: | 20 Mar 2012 10:53 |
| Last modified: | 05 Feb 2019 08:32 |
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| URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/38572 |
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