MPRG iSearch, Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
Child Dev. 2018 Sep;89(5):1589-1598. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12916. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
This study explores how the age (adult vs. peer) and the suggestion (to be fair vs. unfair) of models affect the sharing decisions of 9- and 12-year-olds (N = 365) from Italy and Singapore. Results demonstrate a developmental shift in the influence of models on children's and adolescents' sharing decisions in both cultures: Children's decisions were more affected by an adult model's suggestion than by that of a peer model, whereas the opposite was true for adolescents. Regardless of the models' influence, participants considered equal sharing to be the fair choice and reported being happier when their sharing decisions were generous. Our results highlight the crucial importance of social and developmental factors for the promotion of fairness judgments and emotions.
本研究探讨了模型的年龄（成人与同伴）和建议（公平与不公平）如何影响来自意大利和新加坡的 9 岁和 12 岁儿童（N=365）的分享决策。结果表明，在两种文化中，模型对儿童和青少年分享决策的影响都存在发展上的转变：儿童的决策更多地受到成人模型建议的影响，而不是同伴模型的影响，而青少年则相反。无论模型的影响如何，参与者都认为均等分享是公平的选择，并报告说当他们的分享决策慷慨时，他们会感到更快乐。我们的研究结果突出了社会和发展因素对促进公平判断和情感的至关重要性。
