Children’s perceptions of intergroup similarity and dissimilarity and their association with attitudes towards a conflict out-group

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Meytal Nasie , Shiri Stanescu
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Abstract

Children’s perceptions of similarity and dissimilarity between in- and out-groups and their associations with intergroup attitudes were examined. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, 5- and 8-year-old Jewish-Israeli children (N = 100, 48 % girls) were investigated. They were asked about Arabs (which are considered a conflict out-group). Specifically, they were asked whether a Jewish girl/boy and an Arab girl/boy are similar or dissimilar and in what way. They were also asked about their attitudes towards Arabs. In general, children reported more intergroup dissimilarities than similarities between Jews and Arabs. Children’s perceptions revealed that they considered three types of properties as fundamental for intergroup (dis)similarity: appearance, psychological characteristics, and social identity. The results indicate that children form intergroup dissimilarity perceptions at an early age, but only at about 8 years of age do these perceptions become associated with negative attitudes towards the out-group. These findings highlight the importance of promoting early awareness of similarities between groups to mitigate the development of negative attitudes as children grow older.

儿童对群体间相似性和不相似性的看法及其与对冲突外群体态度的关联
研究考察了儿童对本群体和外群体之间相似性和不相似性的看法及其与群体间态度的关联。研究采用定性和定量相结合的方法,对 5 岁和 8 岁的以色列犹太儿童(人数 = 100,48% 为女童)进行了调查。他们被问及有关阿拉伯人(被视为冲突外群体)的问题。具体地说,他们被问及犹太女孩/男孩和阿拉伯女孩/男孩是相似还是不相似,在哪些方面相似。他们还被问及对阿拉伯人的态度。总的来说,孩子们报告的群体间差异多于犹太人和阿拉伯人之间的相似性。儿童的看法表明,他们认为三类属性是群体间(不)相似性的基本要素:外表、心理特征和社会身份。研究结果表明,儿童在很小的时候就会形成群体间不相似的观念,但只有到了 8 岁左右,这些观念才会与对外群体的消极态度联系起来。这些研究结果凸显了促进儿童尽早认识群体间相似性的重要性,以减轻儿童在长大后形成的消极态度。
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3.20
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5.60%
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114
期刊介绍: Cognitive Development contains the very best empirical and theoretical work on the development of perception, memory, language, concepts, thinking, problem solving, metacognition, and social cognition. Criteria for acceptance of articles will be: significance of the work to issues of current interest, substance of the argument, and clarity of expression. For purposes of publication in Cognitive Development, moral and social development will be considered part of cognitive development when they are related to the development of knowledge or thought processes.
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