Longitudinal development of children's sharing behaviour: Only children versus children with siblings from rural China.
Child Care Health Dev
; 49(2): 400-406, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-35998944
ABSTRACT
This study examined the development of children's sharing behaviour towards friends and strangers using dictator games with a longitudinal design in a sample of rural Chinese children (n = 589, 47.0% girls) at 3-4 years old and 2 years later (n = 453, 44.2% girls). Results showed that the willingness to share and the amount of sharing changed over time and were affected by family structure. Only children shared fewer stickers than non-only children at ages 3-4, but the amount they shared did not differ at ages 5-6. Only children may develop reciprocal friendships at an older age due to their lack of experience with siblings. Children shared more stickers with friends than strangers at ages 3-4, and such ingroup bias became stronger at ages 5-6.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hermanos
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Amigos
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Care Health Dev
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China