| Autor: |
Porntida Tanjitpiyanond, Matti Wilks, Nafisa Chowdhury, Mitchell Green, Mark Nielsen, James N. Kirby, Kelly Kirkland |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Kirby, J N, Kirkland, K, Wilks, M, Green, M, Tanjitpiyanond, P, Chowdhury, N & Nielsen, M 2023, ' Testing the bounds of compassion in young children ', Royal Society Open Science, vol. 10, no. 2, 221448 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221448 |
| ISSN: |
2054-5703 |
| Popis: |
Extensive research shows that, under the right circumstances, children are highly prosocial. Less in known about their capacity for compassion. Across five experiments (N = 285), we aimed to capture the bounds of 4-5-year-old children’s compassionate behaviour. In the first three experiments we varied cost of compassion by changing the reward (Study 1), using explicit instructions (Study 2), and ownership (Study 3). In the final two experiments we varied the target of the compassionate behaviour, examining adults compared to puppet targets (Study 4), and whether the target was an in-group member (Study 5). We found strong evidence that cost reduces compassionate responding. By contrast, the recipient of compassion did not appear to influence compassionate responding: children were equally likely to help a human adult and a puppet, and an in-group member and neutral agent. Thus, personal cost appears to be a greater inhibitor to compassionate responding than who compassion is directed toward. These findings demonstrate the factors that may reduce compassionate responding in young children, and call for careful consideration of how to mitigate these to create more positive and socially connected environments for children to flourish. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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