Children's Communicative Decisions Are Influenced by Gender, Shyness, and Peer Experiences

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2020-10-07 DOI:10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.66.1.0001

T. A. Mewhort-Buist, Elizabeth S. Nilsen, Celina K Bowman-Smith

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Abstract

Abstract:The present study examined how school-age children's communicative decisions are influenced by the situation, their social partner, and their own characteristics (gender, shyness levels, and history of peer relationships). Children (8–12 years old, N = 246) imagined themselves in social scenarios (depicted through comics) and indicated the likelihood of using particular communicative options (e.g., truth, lie, sarcasm, or prosocial response). They also completed measures of shyness and past social experiences with peers. Findings revealed gender differences: Boys were more likely to tell the truth when their social partner blundered, and boys demonstrated increased willingness to use sarcasm. Girls, particularly shy girls, reported increased likelihood of responding with prosocial communicative strategies. Children with a history of peer victimization endorsed using more critical comments, whereas those with positive social experiences (particularly girls) reported more prosocial responses. Together the findings provide insight as to how interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics and contextual factors affect children's communicative choices.

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儿童的交际决定受性别、害羞和同伴经历的影响

摘要：本研究考察了学龄儿童的交际决策如何受到情境、社会伴侣和自身特征（性别、害羞程度和同伴关系史）的影响。儿童（8-12岁，N=246）在社交场景中想象自己（通过漫画描绘），并表明使用特定交流选项的可能性（例如，真相、谎言、讽刺或亲社会反应）。他们还完成了对害羞和过去与同龄人的社交经历的测量。研究结果揭示了性别差异：当他们的社会伴侣犯错时，男孩更有可能说实话，男孩表现出更愿意使用讽刺的态度。女孩，特别是害羞的女孩，报告说用亲社会交际策略回应的可能性增加了。有同伴受害史的儿童使用更具批判性的评论表示赞同，而那些有积极社会经历的儿童（尤其是女孩）则报告了更多的亲社会反应。这些发现共同提供了关于人际和内在特征以及上下文因素如何影响儿童的交际选择的见解。

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