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- Title
Effects of information about group members on young children's attitudes towards the in-group and out-group.
- Authors
Nesdale, Drew; Lawson, Michael J.; Durkin, Kevin; Duffy, Amanda
- Abstract
Research shows that being a member of a group is sufficient to instigate more positive attitudes towards the in-group than an out-group in young children. The present study assessed whether children's intergroup attitudes during the middle childhood years are moderated by additional information about in-group and out-group members, as proposed by Aboud's (1988) socio-cognitive theory (ST). To a minimal group 6-, 8-, and 10-year-old children (N=159) were assigned, and received information, or no information, about the interests and activities of the in-group and out-group members. Results indicated that the in-group was always rated more positively than the out-group, and that the in-group's ratings were unaffected by either the in-group or out-group information. In contrast, out-group ratings were affected by out-group information, but only when there was no information available about the in-group. The implications of the findings for ST, and for social identity development theory, are discussed.
- Subjects
CHILDHOOD attitudes -- Social aspects; GROUP identity; COGNITIVE development; RESEARCH methodology; CHILD development; INTERGROUP relations
- Publication
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 2, p467
- ISSN
0261-510X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1348/026151009X433321